In North America, it is often colloquially referred to as the Italian Mafia or Italian Mob, though these terms may also apply to the separate yet related Sicilian Mafia or other organized crime groups in Italy or ethnic Italian crime groups in other countries. However, the organization gradually evolved into a separate entity partially independent of the original Mafia in Sicily, and it eventually encompassed or absorbed other Italian immigrant and Italian American gangsters and Italian American crime groups (such as the American Camorra) active in the United States and Canada that were not of Sicilian origin. The organization's name is derived from the original Mafia or Cosa Nostra, the Sicilian Mafia, with "American Mafia" originally referring simply to Mafia groups from Sicily operating in the United States, as the organization initially emerged as an offshoot of the Sicilian Mafia formed by Italian immigrants in the United States. The organization is often referred to by its members as Cosa Nostra ( Italian pronunciation:, "our thing" or "this thing of ours") and by the American government as La Cosa Nostra ( LCN). The American Mafia, commonly referred to in North America as the Italian American Mafia, the Mafia, or the Mob, is a highly organized Italian American criminal society and organized crime group. Various street gangs (such as the Bloods, Crips and Latin Kings) Various motorcycle gangs (such as the Hells Angels, Outlaws and Pagans) Various independent Italian-American gangs (such as the 10th & Oregon Crew, Purple Gang, South Brooklyn Boys, and Tanglewood Boys) Other criminals of any ethnicity are employed as "associates"Īrms trafficking, arson, assault, bribery, car theft, counterfeiting, drug trafficking, extortion, fencing, fraud, illegal gambling, loan sharking, money laundering, murder, pornography, prostitution, racketeering, robbery, smuggling, theft Primarily in the Northeast, Midwestern cities, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Florida, with smaller operations elsewhere in the U.S.įactions in Southern Ontario and Montreal in Canadaįull members ( made men) are of Italian descent New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, Boston, and various other Northeastern and Midwestern cities in the United States For other uses, see Mafia (disambiguation). For the criminal society in Sicily first known as the Mafia, see Sicilian Mafia. This article is about the Italian-American criminal organization in the United States and Canada.
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