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Single-player. Mafia II is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by 2K Czech and published by 2K. It was released on 24 August 2010 for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. [1][2] The game is a standalone sequel to 2002's Mafia, [3] and the second installment in the Mafia series. Set within the fictional city of Empire Bay from 1945 to 1951 ...
The American Mafia, [23][24][25] commonly referred to in North America as the Italian-American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, [23][24][25] is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. In North America, the organization is often colloquially referred to as the Italian Mafia or Italian Mob, though these terms ...
Raymond Patriarca, who was the boss from 1954 to 1984. The Patriarca crime family (/ ˌpætriˈɑːrkə /, Italian pronunciation: [patriˈarka]), also known as the New England Mafia, the Boston Mafia, the Providence Mafia or the Office, is an Italian-American Mafia crime family operating in New England. The family consists of two distinct ...
The Pittsburgh crime family, [4] also known as the LaRocca crime family[5] or the Pittsburgh Mafia, was an Italian-American Mafia crime family based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1][6] The LaRocca family is one of the original twenty-six Mafia families in the United States. [7] The boss and last known "made" member of the family, Thomas "Sonny ...
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The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː (ɽ)a]; "our thing" [ 3 ]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century. It is an association of gangs which sell their protection and arbitration ...
The Camorra (Italian: [kaˈmɔrra]; Neapolitan: [kaˈmorrə]) is an Italian Mafia -type [4] criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century. The Camorra's organizational structure is divided into individual groups ...
t. e. In politics, a mafia state or pakhanate[ 1 ] is a state system where the government is tied with organized crime to the degree when government officials, the police, and/or military became a part of the criminal enterprise. [ 2 ][ 3 ] According to US diplomats, the expression "mafia state" was coined by Alexander Litvinenko.