organized crime test 1

alien conspiracy theory

this theory blames outsiders and outside influence for the prevalence of organized crime in us society

core group

unstructured group of organized criminals surrounded by a larger network of individuals engaged in some serious criminal activity. power is shared by all participants not a hierarchy

extortion

use of threatened violence or force to achieve a criminal end

trafficking women and children

usually across international borders for forced labor or sex trade

the black hand

violent, widespread in Italian neighborhoods isolated incidents of extortion, not OC

intellectual property rights violations

theft or trade of secrets, copyrights, trademarks and patents

Vito Genoves

2nd to Luciano created murder inc brought 5 families together

Thomas Dewey

As a New York City prosecutor and District Attorney in the 1930s and early 1940s, Dewey was relentless in his effort to curb the power of the American Mafia and of organized crime in general. Most famously, he successfully prosecuted Mafioso kingpin Charles "Lucky" Luciano on charges of compulsory prostitution in 1936. Luciano was given a thirty-year prison sentence. He also prosecuted and convicted Waxey Gordon, another prominent New York City gangster and bootlegger, on charges of tax evasion. Dewey almost succeeded in apprehending Jewish mobster Dutch Schultz as well, but not before Schultz was murdered in 1935 in a hit ordered by The Commission itself. lost to fdr in election

Pablo Escobar

December 1949 - 2 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist. His cartel supplied an estimated 80% of the cocaine smuggled into the United States at the height of his career, turning over US $21.9 billion a year in personal income.[2][3] He was often called "The King of Cocaine" and was the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated known net worth of US $30 billion by the early 1990s (equivalent to about $55 billion as of 2016),[4] making him one of the richest men in the world in his prime.[5][6] Escobar was born in Rionegro, Colombia and grew up in nearby Medellín. He studied briefly at Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana of Medellin but left without a degree; he began to engage in criminal activity that involved selling contraband cigarettes and fake lottery tickets, and he participated in motor vehicle theft. In the 1970s, he began to work for various contraband smugglers, often kidnapping and holding people for ransom before beginning to distribute powder cocaine himself, as well as establishing the first smuggling routes into the United States in 1975. His infiltration to the drug market of the U.S. expanded exponentially due to the rising demand for cocaine and, by the 1980s, it was estimated that 70 to 80 tons of cocaine were being shipped from Colombia to the U.S. on a monthly basis. His drug network was commonly known as the Medellín Cartel, which often competed with rival cartels domestically and abroad, resulting in massacres and the murders of police officers, judges, locals, and prominent politicians. In 1982, Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia as part of the Liberal Alternative movement. Through this, he was responsible for the construction of houses and football fields in western Colombia, which gained him notable popularity among the locals of the towns that he frequented. However, Colombia became the murder capital of the world, and Escobar was vilified by the Colombian and American governments.[7] In 1993, Escobar was shot and killed in his hometown by Colombian National Police, one day after his 44th birthday.[8][9]

ww2

Lucaino and Lansky helped government find sympathizers to german cause very secret operation,

escort service

accompany men on a dinner date etc. high $ sometimes other services can be offered cost exrta $ ads in papers and online not all escorts are prostitutes

stag party girls

all male parties strippers may offer other services

johnny torrio

also known as "Papa Johnny", "The Fox", and "The Immune", was an Italian-American mobster who helped build a criminal empire, the Chicago Outfit, in the 1920s; it was later inherited by his protégé, Al Capone.[1] He also put forth the idea of the National Crime Syndicate in the 1930s[2] and later became an unofficial adviser to the Genovese crime family. The US Treasury official Elmer Irey considered him "the biggest gangster in America" and wrote, "He was the smartest and, I dare say, the best of all the hoodlums. 'Best' referring to talent, not morals."[3] Virgil W. Peterson of the Chicago Crime Commission stated that his "talents as an organizational genius were widely respected by the major gang bosses in the New York City area."[4]

Frank Nitti

also known as Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti, was an Italian-American gangster. One of Al Capone's top henchmen, Nitti was in charge of all strong-arm and 'muscle' operations. Nitti later succeeded Capone as boss of the Chicago Outfit.

regional hierarchy

also tightly controlled groups with strong systems. major difference between standard and regional is that considerable autonomy and independence are granted to the local organizations. ex different charters of hells angels

conspiracy to commit crimes

an agreement between 2 or more people to violate the law

organized crime

any group having some manner of a formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities. such groups maintain their position through the use of actual or threatened violence, corrupt officials, graft, extortion and generally have a significant impact on the people in their locales, region, or country as a whole

Dutch Schultz

as a New York City-area Jewish-American mobster of the 1920s and 1930s who made his fortune in organized crime-related activities, including bootlegging and the numbers racket. Weakened by two tax evasion trials led by prosecutor Thomas Dewey, Schultz's rackets were also threatened by fellow mobster Lucky Luciano. In an attempt to avert his conviction, Schultz asked the Commission for permission to kill Dewey, which they refused. When Schultz disobeyed them and made an attempt to kill Dewey, the Commission ordered his murder in 1935.[1]

Carlo Gambino

as a Sicilian-American mobster and former boss of the Gambino crime family, which is still named after him. After the 1957 Apalachin Convention, he unexpectedly seized control of the Commission of the American Mafia. Gambino was known for being low-key and secretive. In 1937 Gambino was convicted of tax evasion but had his sentence suspended. He lived to the age of 74, when he died of a heart attack in bed "in a state of grace," according to a priest who had given him the Last Rites of the Catholic Church.

Lucky Luciano

as an Italian-American mobster and crime boss. Luciano is considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States for the establishment of the first Commission. He was also the first official boss of the modern Genovese crime family. He was, along with his associates, instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate. Luciano was tried and successfully convicted for compulsory prostitution and running a prostitution racket in 1936 after years of investigation by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey. He was given a thirty-year prison sentence, but during World War II an agreement was struck with the Department of the Navy through his associate Meyer Lansky in order to protect New York's harbors from Axis U-Boats. Dewey almost failed to keep his end of the bargain, and it took months to finally come up with a solution to release Luciano. He was deported to live his life freely outside the U.S.

Joe "The Boss" Masseria

as an early Mafia boss in New York City. He was boss of what is now called the Genovese crime family, one of the New York Mafia's Five Families, from 1922 to 1931. He waged a bloody war to take over the criminal activities in New York City, gaining considerable power for himself. He was killed in 1931.

Charles "Bugs" Moran

better known as George 'Bugs' Moran, was a Chicago Prohibition-era gangster. He was incarcerated three times before turning 21. On February 14, 1929, in an event that has become known as the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, seven members of his gang were gunned down in a warehouse, supposedly on the orders of Moran's rival Al Capone.

sports gambling

billion $ per year industry place bet with bookie penalty for losing bet is the juice 10% of bet, goes to bookie if you lose you pay amount you bet plus juice

elliot ness

borught down capone w federal bureau of prohibition worked with Frank wilson IRS who went after capones money ness irritated capone, distracted him from IRS

joe petrosino

spoke many dialects of Italian and English nypd brought him in to fight black hand master of disguises made over 500 arrests went back to sicily to try and help deport OC back to italy that were in US shot and killed at a resturant

organized crime history

started in america in 16-1700s, pirates mafias started in Sicily, were the families that ran the town, turned into organized crime, came to america after mussolini came to power

Arnold Rothstein

cknamed "the Brain", was a Jewish-American racketeer, businessman and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish mob in New York City. Rothstein was widely reputed to have organized corruption in professional athletics, including conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series. According to crime writer Leo Katcher, Rothstein "transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top".[4] According to Rich Cohen, Rothstein was the person who first realized that Prohibition was a business opportunity, a means to enormous wealth, who "understood the truths of early century capitalism (giving people what they want) and came to dominate them".[5] His notoriety inspired several fictional characters based on his life, portrayed in contemporary and later short stories, novels, musicals and films. Rothstein refused to pay a large debt resulting from a fixed poker game and was murdered in 1928. His illegal empire was broken up and distributed among a number of other underworld organizations and led in part to the downfall of Tammany Hall and the rise of reformer Fiorello La Guardia. Ten years after his death, his brother declared Rothstein's estate was bankrupt.

tammany hall machine

controlled NY politics until the 1960s political and financial corruption

5 families

gambino, genovese, luchese, colombo, bonanvo

_____ has changed organized crime

global markets

cpt william kidd

gov of ny in 1600s well known merchant and seaman

social supporters

grant power and the perception of legitmacy to organized crime in general and to specific members of the criminal group.

high tech crimes

hacking businesses, organizations, info leaks, data theft etc.

corruption

having powerful people such as local government peoples, police etc under the payroll or influence of the OC organization.

dons

heads of mafia families

penetration of legitimate business

hiding behind a legitimate business to spend their illegally made money and avoid suspicion by police, and citizens

characteristics of organized crime

hierarchy limited or exclusive membership self perpetuating long term operation monopolistic

provision of illicit goods

illegal drugs, pornography, unregistered guns etc

provision of illicit services

illegal gambling, protection rackets, extortion, loan sharking, prostitution

mafia

term used to describe family groups in sicily that worked together to fight common enemy, later formed into the organized crime mafia we know today

Joseph Colombo

the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the "Five Families" of the Cosa Nostra in New York.

protectors

include corrupt public officials, business persons, judges, attorneys, financial ad visors etc, who protect the interests of the criminal group.

standard hierarchy

is a single organized crime group, usually led by a a single powerful individual, clearly defined roles and chain of command. strong ethnic identity

clustered hierarchy

is an organized crime group that involves a number of smaller organized crime groups that coordinate their activities and enterprises.

Meyer lansky

known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a major organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States.[3] Associated with the Jewish mob, Lansky developed a gambling empire that stretched across the world. He was said to own points (percentages) in casinos in Las Vegas, Cuba, The Bahamas and London. Although a member of the Jewish mob, Lansky undoubtedly had strong influence with the Italian-American Mafia and played a large role in the consolidation of the criminal underworld. The full extent of this role has been the subject of some debate, as Lansky himself denied many of the accusations against him.[4] Despite nearly fifty years as a member-participant in organized crime,[5] Lansky was never found guilty of anything more serious than illegal gambling.[6] He has a legacy of being one of the most financially successful gangsters in American history. Before he fled Cuba, he was said to be worth an estimated $20,000,000 (equivalent to $180,375,940 in 2016). However, when he died in 1983, his family was shocked to learn that his estate was worth less than $10,000, with Lansky saying before he died that Cuba "ruined" him.[1]

the arms trade

large scale weapons procurement and supply, everything from small arms to anti aircraft missiles and machines guns etc.

Wayne Wheeler

lawyer, lobbysit who helped industrial leaders get on board for prohibition.

counterfeiting currency

most counterfeit money is used overseas secret service investigates this new tech and global markets make it easier to pass off fake money

street walkers

most dangerous form of prostitution on corners, wait for car to pull up

criminal network

most efficient form of organized crime, global, loosely organized, highly adaptable and fluid networks

Izzy Einstien and Moe Smith

most known FBP agents famous for arrests and disguises 5k arrests, hardly ever carried weapons fired for being to big of public figures

al capone

ometimes known by the nickname Scarface, was an American mobster, crime boss, and businessman who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit. His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33 years old. brought down on tax evasion

salvatore maranzono

once over luciano and genoves killed by them so they could take over

user supporters

persons who purchase organized crimes illegal goods and services

bootlegging and moon shining

prodcution and distibution of white liquor, moonshine and red liquor usually whiskey, in southern organized crime. big during prohibition and very dangerous

the criminal group

representing the core of the OC unit, person who utilize criminality and violence and are willing to corrupt in order to gain power and profit

drug trafficking

represents a global black market consisting of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of illegal controlled drugs.

bar girls

same as hotel but in a bar if they leave bar it can be dangerous

organized crime rules

show respect, report failures of respect never cooperate with LE never ask questions never use violence unless ordered or approved

specialized supporters

skilled persons such as pilots, chemists, etc that provide specific services for the criminal groups

contraband smuggling

smuggling tobacco, alcohol and firearms across boarders, less of a risk than drug trafficking

the line

the odds vegas establishes comparing two teams etc

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel

was a Jewish American mobster. Siegel was known as one of the most "infamous and feared gangsters of his day".[3] Described as handsome and charismatic, he became one of the first front-page celebrity gangsters.[4] He was also a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip.[5] Siegel was not only influential within the Jewish mob but, like his friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, he also held significant influence within the Italian-American Mafia and the largely Italian-Jewish National Crime Syndicate. Siegel was one of the founders and leaders of Murder, Inc.[6] and became a bootlegger during Prohibition. After Prohibition was repealed in 1933, he turned to gambling. In 1936, he left New York and moved to California.[7] His time as a mobster (although he eventually ran his own operations) was mainly as a hitman and muscle, as he was noted for his prowess with guns and violence. In 1939, Siegel was tried for the murder of fellow mobster Harry Greenberg. He was acquitted in 1942. Siegel traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he handled and financed some of the original casinos.[8] He assisted developer William Wilkerson's Flamingo Hotel after Wilkerson ran out of funds.[9] Siegel took over the project and managed the final stages of construction. The Flamingo opened on December 26, 1946, to poor reception and soon closed. It reopened in March 1947 with a finished hotel. Three months later, on June 20, 1947, Siegel was shot dead at the Beverly Hills home of his girlfriend, Virginia Hill.

Sam Giancana

was a Sicilian American mobster, notable for being boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957-1966. Among his other nicknames were, "Momo", "Sam the Cigar," and "Sammy." developed a reputation for being an excellent getaway driver, a high earner, and a vicious killer.

Joseph Valachi

was an American gangster, notable as the first member of the Italian-American Mafia to publicly acknowledge its existence, and credited with popularization of the term Cosa Nostra.[1] In 1963, Valachi testified before a committee of the United States Senate, known as the Valachi hearings, disclosing previously unknown information about the Italian-American Mafia including its structure, operations, rituals and membership. Valachi's testimony was the first major violation of Omertà, and the first concrete evidence that the Italian-American Mafia existed to federal authorities and the general public. Valachi died in 1971 while serving a life sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna.

Frank Costello

was an Italian-American Mafia gangster and crime boss. Costello rose to the top of the United States underworld, controlled a vast gambling empire across the United States, and enjoyed political influence. Nicknamed "The Prime Minister of the Underworld," he became one of the most powerful and influential mafia bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family (later called the Genovese crime family), one of the Five Families that operates in New York City.

John Gotti

was an Italian-American gangster who became boss of the powerful Gambino crime family in New York City. Gotti and his brothers grew up in poverty and turned to a life of crime at an early age. Gotti quickly rose to prominence, becoming one of the crime family's biggest earners and a protégé of Gambino family underboss Aniello Dellacroce, operating out of the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens. The FBI indicted members of Gotti's crew for selling narcotics, and Gotti took advantage of growing dissent over the leadership of the crime family. Gotti feared that he would be killed along with his brother and best friend by Gambino crime family boss Paul Castellano for selling drugs, so he organized the murder of Castellano in December 1985 and took over the family shortly thereafter. This left Gotti as the boss of the most powerful, richest and largest crime syndicate in the world, one that made hundreds of millions of dollars a year from construction, waste management, hijacking, loan sharking, labor unions, drug trafficking, bookmaking, labor racketeering, prostitution, extortion, pornography, numbers racket, illegal gambling, and other criminal activities. At his peak, Gotti was one of the most powerful and dangerous crime bosses in the world. During his era he became widely known for his outspoken personality and flamboyant style, which gained him favor with some of the general public. His peers avoided attracting attention, especially from the media, but Gotti became known as "The Dapper Don" for his expensive clothes and personality in front of news cameras. He was later given the nickname "The Teflon Don" after three high-profile trials in the 1980s resulted in his acquittal, though it was later revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and witness intimidation. Law enforcement authorities continued gathering evidence against Gotti that helped lead to his downfall. Gotti's underboss Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano is credited with the FBI's success in finally convicting Gotti. In 1991, Gravano agreed to turn state's evidence and testify for the prosecution against Gotti after hearing Gotti on wiretap making several disparaging remarks about Gravano that implicated them both in several murders. In 1992, Gotti was convicted of five murders, conspiracy to commit murder, racketeering, obstruction of justice, illegal gambling, extortion, tax evasion, and loansharking. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and was transferred to United States Penitentiary, Marion. Gotti died of throat cancer on June 10, 2002, at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, Missouri. According to former Lucchese crime family boss Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, "What John Gotti did was the beginning of the end of 'Cosa Nostra'".[1]

hotel/convention prostitutes

work conventions in big hotels, usually have deal made with workers to allow them to work there can still be dangerous