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mob, the: a single organized crime family; or all organized crime families together. mobbed up: connected to the mob. mobster: one who is in the mob. oath: becoming inducted as a made man. Omertà: to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld. one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method
Silvester, John & Rule Andrew Tough: 101 Australian gangsters : a crime companion Floradale Productions & Sly Ink, Camberwell, Vic 2002. ISBN 0-9579121-2-9; Reeves, Tony Mr Sin: The Abe Saffron dossier Allen & Unwin, Sydney 2007. ISBN 978-1-74175-220-5 (2007) "Saffron's long lost son". Sydney Morning Herald. 9 October 2011.
The threat of "mob rule" to a democracy is restrained by ensuring that the rule of law protects minorities or individuals against short-term demagoguery or moral panic. [8] However, considering how laws in a democracy are established or repealed by the majority, the protection of minorities by rule of law is questionable.
Rishi Sunak has warned that the UK is descending into “mob rule” as he told police they must use the powers they have or risk losing public confidence amid fears about MPs being targeted by ...
Although Maranzano was slightly more forward-thinking than Masseria, Luciano had come to believe that Maranzano was even greedier and more hidebound than Masseria had been. [ 8 ] By September 1931, Maranzano realized Luciano was a threat, and hired Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll , an Irish gangster, to kill him. [ 8 ]
When Corruption Was King: How I Helped the Mob Rule Chicago, Then Brought the Outfit Down is a memoir written by Robert Cooley, a lawyer who once worked for Mafia members in Chicago but eventually turned in his former clients.
The president also said he doesn't believe he needs congressional action to shut down the agency. "I don't think so. If not, when it comes to fraud, if there's fraud, these people are lunatics.
The rise of what was the most powerful crime family in America for a time began in 1957, when Anastasia was assassinated while sitting in a barber chair at the Park Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan, New York City. Some historians believe that Albert Anastasia's underboss Carlo Gambino helped orchestrate the hit to take over the family.