Outfit

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Outfit is a common nickname for the Chicago Outfit, a powerful Italian-American organized crime syndicate historically based in Chicago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian-American Mafia family
criminal organization
organized crime syndicate
activities extortion
gambling
labor racketeering
loan sharking
money laundering
murder
political corruption
prostitution
racketeering
alsoKnownAs Chicago Outfit
Chicago Outfit
surface form: Outfit of Chicago

The Outfit
cooperatedWith National Crime Syndicate
Lucchese crime family
surface form: New York Five Families
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criminalTradition La Cosa Nostra
surface form: American Mafia
ethnicOrigin Italian American
surface form: Italian-American
foundedInPeriod early 20th century
hasSubgroup street crews in Chicago neighborhoods
historicalPrecursor Chicago gangland of Prohibition era
influenceRegion Downstate Illinois
Kansas City metropolitan area
surface form: Kansas City

Las Vegas, Nevada
surface form: Las Vegas

Midwestern United States
Milwaukee
knownFor control of Chicago organized crime
influence over labor unions
involvement in Las Vegas casinos
lawEnforcementTarget Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
locationCity Chicago
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locationState Illinois
notableBoss Al Capone
Frank Nitti
John DiFronzo
Johnny Torrio
Joseph Aiuppa
Paul Ricca
Sam Giancana
Tony Accardo
notableEra Prohibition era in the United States
surface form: Prohibition era

mid-20th century
rivalOrganization New York Lupertazzi crime family
surface form: New York Mafia families

North Side Gang
territorialBase Chicago metropolitan area

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Chicago Outfit alsoKnownAs Outfit