Carlo Gambino ( Mafia History)
The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra ) is a Sicilian criminal society which is believed to have emerged in late 19th century Sicily, and the first such society to be referred to as a mafia (although it is not the first organized criminal society to appear in Italy). It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct. Each group, known as a family, clan or cosca, claims sovereignty over a territory in which it operates its rackets usually a to
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