Sicilian Mafia - Wikipedia
WEBThe Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra (Italian: [ˈkɔːza ˈnɔstra, ˈkɔːsa -], Sicilian: [ˈkɔːsa ˈnɔʂː (ɽ)a]; "our thing" [3]), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.
Sicilian Mafia | History, Families, Leaders, & Facts | Britannica
WEB3 days ago · The Sicilian Mafia is made up of a coalition of criminal organizations—called “families” or “clans” in English and cosche (singular, cosca) in Italian—which engage in extortion, smuggling, gambling, and the mediation …
Origins of the Mafia ‑ Meaning, Location & Sicily | HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · The Mafia, a network of organized-crime groups based in Italy and America, evolved over centuries in Sicily, an island ruled until the mid-19th century by a long line of foreign invaders.
Viewpoint: Why Sicilians still turn to Mafia to settle scores - BBC
WEBJun 5, 2021 · A notorious Sicilian Mafia boss responsible for some 150 murders - Giovanni Brusca - was released last week, causing much anger in Italy.
Modern mafia: Italy’s organised crime machine has changed …
WEBJan 27, 2023 · The violent conflict between the Sicilian mafia and the Italian state reached its climax in the early 1990s. This was a period characterised by massacre after massacre, including the notorious...
Unveiling the Secrets of Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia
WEBAug 28, 2023 · The Sicilian Mafia, known as Cosa Nostra, is an organized criminal network that has shaped the history and development of Sicily. Giovanni Falcone’s fight against mafia crime sparked a strong anti-mafia movement in Italy.
Sicilian Mafia: Anger as 'people slayer' Giovanni Brusca freed - BBC
WEBJun 1, 2021 · Sicilian Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, whose grisly crimes include having a child's body dissolved in acid, has been released from prison. Dubbed the "people slayer", Brusca has confessed to his...
The Italian mafia regroups after the death of capo Messina Denaro
WEBSep 30, 2023 · Italian investigators now know that Messina led a strong clan in the Province of Trapani (west coast of Sicily), a mafia stronghold. However, he didn’t hold the title of “boss of bosses” in...
Mafia | History, Organization, Boss, Family, & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Mafia, hierarchically structured society of criminals of primarily Italian or Sicilian birth or extraction. The term applies to the traditional criminal organization in Sicily and also to a criminal organization in the United States. Most scholars agree that the Mafia emerged in Sicily in the 19th.
Italy 'Ndrangheta group: Biggest mafia trial in decades opens - BBC
WEBJan 13, 2021 · Hundreds of alleged members of Italy's most powerful mafia group are set to face justice in the country's biggest organised crime trial in decades. The 355 suspected mobsters and corrupt...