Gangster
A gangster, mobster, or gangsta is a criminal who is a member of a crime organization, such as a gang. The terms are widely used in reference to members of gangs associated with American prohibition and the American offshoot of the Mafia, such as the Chicago Outfit or the Five Families. The related word "mobster" is a term derived from Latin and Aramaic. A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity.
In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen. In the United Kingdom the word is still often used in this sense.
Gangster Media
Yakuza, or Japanese mafia, are not allowed to show their tattoos in public except during the Sanja Matsuri festival.
Sketch of the 1901 maxi trial of suspected mafiosi in Palermo. From the newspaper L'Ora, May 1901.
Criminal file and mugshot of Joseph Stalin in 1910
Du Yuesheng (1888–1951), a Chinese gangster and important Kuomintang supporter who spent much of his life in Shanghai
Mug shot of Al Capone. Although never convicted of racketeering, Capone was a protégé and successor of Torrio, later convicted of income tax evasion by the federal government.
Members of Colonel Martinez's Search Bloc celebrate over Pablo Escobar's body on December 2, 1993.
The actor Edward G. Robinson starred in several American gangster movies.
