Sicilian Mafia
The Sicilian Mafia, also known as simply the Mafia and also know by its members as Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -]), is an Italian, Mafia-terrorist-type,[1] organized crime syndicate. It began in Sicily.
The basic group is known as a "family", "clan", or cosca.[2] Each family claims sovereignty over a territory, usually a town or village or a neighbourhood of a larger city.
Its members call themselves "men of honour", although the public often calls them as mafiosi. The Mafia often did protection racketeering, "fixed" problems between criminals, and the organizing and oversight of illegal agreements and transactions.[3][4]
Sicilian Mafia Media
1900 map of Mafia presence in Sicily. Towns with Mafia activity are marked as red dots. The Mafia operated mostly in the west, in areas of rich agricultural productivity.
Representation of two brigand members of Cosa Nostra towards the end of the 19th century.
Sketch of the 1901 maxi trial of suspected mafiosi in Palermo. From the newspaper L'Ora, May 1901.
Salvatore Riina
Giulio Andreotti, seven-time Prime Minister of Italy, had proven links to the Mafia.
Via Palestro massacre in Milan in 1993
Hierarchy of a Cosa Nostra clan
Sheets commemorating murdered Antimafia judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. They read: "You did not kill them: their ideas walk on our legs".
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References
- ↑ "Processo Dell'Utri, Spatuzza in aula: Graviano mi parlò di Berlusconi" (in Italian). corriere.it. 4 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Raab, Selwyn (May 13, 2014). Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurrection of America's Most powerful Mafia Empire (1at ed.). Thomas Dunne Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0312361815.
- ↑ Gambetta (1996)
- ↑ Gambetta (2009)
