Nahshon Mouzon

The Mafia is has controlled everything from street corners to the highest levels of the government. They lifestyle is glorified in movies, theyre hounded by law officials. Their enemies marked them for death mobsters live violent and often brief lives. The Mafia at its heart is about money. They have secret rituals, complicated rules and tangled webs of family loyalty. ABOUT THE MAFIA

A mafia isnt a single group or gang it is made up of many families that have, fought each other at times. They cooperate with each other in interests of greater profits. There is always a hierarchy with higher ranking members making decisions that trickle down to other members of the family. MAFIA FAMILIES

THE MAFIA FAMILY TREE

A crime boss or boss is a person in charge of a criminal organization. A boss typically has absolute or almost absolute control over the crime family. THE BOSS

A boss's deputy or assistant. UNDERBOSS

An adviser. CONSIGLIERE

The head of a crime syndicate. CAPO

A person who stay on the street and does most of the killing. SOLDIER

someone who works with and for wiseguys, but who hasn't been sworn in as a member of the Family or a non-Italian. ASSOSCIATE

Borgata – An organized crime. Broken – To be demoted in rank or knocked down. OC – Organized crime Contract – A murder assignment Do a piece of work – To murder, or see burn. LANGUAGE

Comare – Girlfriend or mistress Don – The head of the family. Eat alone – To keep one self, or to be greedy. Soldier – The bottom level of an organized crime family. Wiseguy – A made guy. MORE WORDS

Rat – One who snitches to the police. Pinched to get caught by cops. Paying Tribute – To give the boss a cut of the deal. Mobbed up – To be connected to the mob. Lam – To lay low or go into hiding. MORE WORDS

TONY MONTANA

THE GOD FATHER

CASINO

BUGSY

GOODFELLAS

THE UNTOUCHABLES

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