Commission (American Mafia)
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The Commission (American Mafia) was the national governing body of major Italian-American crime families in the United States, created to regulate organized crime activities, mediate disputes, and maintain balance of power among the families.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commission (American Mafia) canonical | 1 |
| Mafia Commission | 1 |
| The Commission (governing body of the American Mafia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T985511 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commission (American Mafia) Context triple: [National Crime Syndicate, hasPart, Commission (American Mafia)]
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A.
Organized Crime Control Bureau
The Organized Crime Control Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for investigating and combating organized criminal enterprises such as gangs, racketeering operations, and narcotics trafficking.
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B.
National Crime Syndicate
The National Crime Syndicate was a confederation of American organized crime groups, including major Mafia and Jewish mob figures, that coordinated nationwide criminal activities during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Committee on Public Safety
The Committee on Public Safety is a standing committee of the Chicago City Council responsible for overseeing issues related to law enforcement, emergency services, and public safety policy in the city.
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D.
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall was a powerful New York City Democratic political machine that dominated local politics for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries through patronage and party organization.
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E.
Chicago Outfit
The Chicago Outfit is a notorious Italian-American organized crime syndicate based in Chicago, historically one of the most powerful and influential Mafia organizations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commission (American Mafia) Target entity description: The Commission (American Mafia) was the national governing body of major Italian-American crime families in the United States, created to regulate organized crime activities, mediate disputes, and maintain balance of power among the families.
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A.
Organized Crime Control Bureau
The Organized Crime Control Bureau is a specialized division of the New York City Police Department responsible for investigating and combating organized criminal enterprises such as gangs, racketeering operations, and narcotics trafficking.
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B.
National Crime Syndicate
The National Crime Syndicate was a confederation of American organized crime groups, including major Mafia and Jewish mob figures, that coordinated nationwide criminal activities during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Committee on Public Safety
The Committee on Public Safety is a standing committee of the Chicago City Council responsible for overseeing issues related to law enforcement, emergency services, and public safety policy in the city.
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D.
Tammany Hall
Tammany Hall was a powerful New York City Democratic political machine that dominated local politics for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries through patronage and party organization.
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E.
Chicago Outfit
The Chicago Outfit is a notorious Italian-American organized crime syndicate based in Chicago, historically one of the most powerful and influential Mafia organizations in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
ⓘ
governing body ⓘ organized crime council ⓘ |
| activity |
approval of murders of high-ranking members
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coordination of gambling operations ⓘ coordination of labor racketeering ⓘ coordination of narcotics trafficking policies ⓘ coordination of racketeering ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Crime Syndicate
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surface form:
National Crime Syndicate Commission
The Commission ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sicilian Mafia Commission model ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decisionMakingProcess | collective decisions by bosses of member families ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicAssociation | Italian-American ⓘ |
| forbade | unauthorized inter-family warfare ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | Castellammarese War ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Lucky Luciano
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surface form:
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| foundingContext | end of Castellammarese War in New York ⓘ |
| foundingEventLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| governs | American Cosa Nostra ⓘ |
| inception | 1931 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sicilian Mafia traditions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national-level disputes among American Mafia families ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | RICO convictions of several New York bosses ⓘ |
| mediaDepiction | portrayed in films and television about the American Mafia ⓘ |
| memberFamily |
Buffalo crime family
ⓘ
Chicago Outfit ⓘ Cleveland crime family ⓘ Detroit Partnership ⓘ Kansas City crime family ⓘ New England Patriarca crime family ⓘ Philadelphia crime family ⓘ |
| notableBossParticipant |
Carlo Gambino
ⓘ
Lucky Luciano ⓘ
surface form:
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Frank Costello ⓘ Joseph Bonanno ⓘ Joseph Profaci ⓘ Sam Giancana ⓘ Stefano Magaddino ⓘ Tommy Lucchese ⓘ Tony Accardo ⓘ Vito Genovese ⓘ |
| notableCase | Mafia Commission Trial ⓘ |
| notableCaseDate | 1985–1986 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Apalachin Meeting
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surface form:
Apalachin meeting
|
| notableEventDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | significantly weakened by late 20th century ⓘ |
| originalMemberFamily |
Bonanno crime family
ⓘ
Colombo crime family ⓘ Gambino crime family ⓘ Luciano crime family ⓘ
surface form:
Genovese crime family
Lucchese crime family ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| primaryCity | New York City ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordinate national policies for American Cosa Nostra
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maintain balance of power among Mafia families ⓘ mediate disputes among Mafia families ⓘ regulate organized crime activities in the United States ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | RICO prosecutions and law enforcement pressure ⓘ |
| replaced | position of "Boss of all Bosses" (capo di tutti capi) ⓘ |
| requiredApprovalFor |
assassination of sitting bosses
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creation of new crime families ⓘ |
| structure | council of bosses ⓘ |
| targetOf |
FBI investigations
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice prosecutions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commission (American Mafia) Description of subject: The Commission (American Mafia) was the national governing body of major Italian-American crime families in the United States, created to regulate organized crime activities, mediate disputes, and maintain balance of power among the families.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Commission (governing body of the American Mafia)
this entity surface form:
Mafia Commission