The Effects Of Organized Crime
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The Mafia is a secret criminal organization that wields great
economic and political control over large segments of Sicilian society and
operates both criminal and legitimate enterprises in the United States. It
is believed to have originated during Sicily's late Middle Ages, beginning
as separate ....
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.... 1920sand
'30s--the Mafia flourished in the Sicilian countryside. When the Fascists
fled Sicily during the Allied invasion of World War II, the Mafia--the only
remaining governing structure--worked closely with U.S. forces. Today it
dominates much of the business and industry in Sicily's cities.
With the Sicilian immigrations of the late 19th century, the Mafia
began to operate in several large U.S. cities. Two of the strongest mafia
gangs in New York where controlled by Joe "The Boss" Masser ....
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