Mafia Commission Trial
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The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark 1980s U.S. federal prosecution that targeted the leadership of New York’s Five Families, severely weakening the American Mafia’s governing body.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mafia Commission Trial canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5145187 — 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: Mafia Commission Trial Context triple: [Commission (American Mafia), notableCase, Mafia Commission Trial]
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A.
Mafia
The Mafia is a powerful, hierarchical criminal organization involved in activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal trafficking, often depicted in popular culture as an underworld syndicate bound by strict codes of loyalty and secrecy.
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B.
Omertà
Omertà is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that explores the Sicilian Mafia’s code of silence through the story of a powerful don and his heir.
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C.
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. was a notorious organized crime group in the 1930s–1940s that served as the enforcement arm of the American Mafia, carrying out contract killings for various crime families.
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D.
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob is the underworld nickname of Virginia Hill, a notorious mid-20th-century American mob courier and associate of prominent organized crime figures.
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E.
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American crime comedy film that blends mafia satire with romantic and screwball elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mafia Commission Trial Target entity description: The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark 1980s U.S. federal prosecution that targeted the leadership of New York’s Five Families, severely weakening the American Mafia’s governing body.
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A.
Mafia
The Mafia is a powerful, hierarchical criminal organization involved in activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal trafficking, often depicted in popular culture as an underworld syndicate bound by strict codes of loyalty and secrecy.
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B.
Omertà
Omertà is a crime novel by Mario Puzo that explores the Sicilian Mafia’s code of silence through the story of a powerful don and his heir.
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C.
Murder, Inc.
Murder, Inc. was a notorious organized crime group in the 1930s–1940s that served as the enforcement arm of the American Mafia, carrying out contract killings for various crime families.
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D.
Queen of the Mob
Queen of the Mob is the underworld nickname of Virginia Hill, a notorious mid-20th-century American mob courier and associate of prominent organized crime figures.
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E.
Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob is a 1988 American crime comedy film that blends mafia satire with romantic and screwball elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal trial
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racketeering case ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Commission Case
NERFINISHED
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United States v. Anthony Salerno et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge |
conspiracy
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extortion ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ murder conspiracy ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendant |
Anthony Accetturo
NERFINISHED
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Anthony Castellano NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Corallo NERFINISHED ⓘ Anthony Salerno NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmine Persico NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Furnari NERFINISHED ⓘ Gennaro Langella NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Scopo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1987 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| impact |
disrupted leadership of New York Five Families
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weakened Mafia Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
RICO
NERFINISHED
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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. federal government campaign against organized crime ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Richard Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutedBy |
Rudolph Giuliani
NERFINISHED
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United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
guilty verdicts for most defendants
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long prison sentences ⓘ |
| significance | landmark use of RICO against organized crime leadership ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about organized crime
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documentaries about the American Mafia ⓘ |
| targetedOrganization |
American Mafia
NERFINISHED
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Bonanno crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombo crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Families NERFINISHED ⓘ Gambino crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Genovese crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucchese crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ Mafia Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mafia Commission Trial Description of subject: The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark 1980s U.S. federal prosecution that targeted the leadership of New York’s Five Families, severely weakening the American Mafia’s governing body.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.