La Cosa Nostra

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Italian-American organized crime syndicate criminal organization mafia-type organization

La Cosa Nostra is a notorious Italian-American organized crime syndicate known for its hierarchical structure, code of silence, and involvement in activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal gambling.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Cosa Nostra 3
American Mafia 2

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian-American organized crime syndicate ⓘ
criminal organization ⓘ
mafia-type organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LCN NERFINISHED ⓘ
the American Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ
coreRule omertà ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Italy ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Italian-American ⓘ
hasCharacteristic code of silence ⓘ
family-based organization ⓘ
hierarchical structure ⓘ
initiation rituals ⓘ
oath of loyalty ⓘ
secretive operations ⓘ
use of violence and intimidation ⓘ
hasSubunit crime family ⓘ
hasSymbolicPractice blood oath during initiation ⓘ
burning of saint image during initiation ⓘ
influencedBy Sicilian Mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor influence over construction industry ⓘ
influence over waste management industry ⓘ
influence over waterfront and shipping ⓘ
long-term infiltration of unions ⓘ
languageOfName Italian ⓘ
lawEnforcementTarget Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalToolUsedAgainst RICO Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
literalMeaningOfName our thing ⓘ
membershipType male-only for full members ⓘ
notableCenterOfActivity Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
omertàMeaning code of silence ⓘ
operationalModel network of semi-autonomous families ⓘ
organizationalStructure associate ⓘ
boss ⓘ
caporegime ⓘ
consigliere ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
underboss ⓘ
primaryEthnicBase Italian ⓘ
Sicilian ⓘ
primaryRegionOfActivity United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitmentCriterion Italian descent ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 20th century ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ
typicalCriminalActivity bribery GENERATED ⓘ
drug trafficking GENERATED ⓘ
extortion GENERATED ⓘ
fraud GENERATED ⓘ
illegal gambling GENERATED ⓘ
infiltration of legitimate businesses GENERATED ⓘ
labor racketeering GENERATED ⓘ
loan sharking GENERATED ⓘ
money laundering GENERATED ⓘ
murder for hire GENERATED ⓘ
racketeering GENERATED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Outfit → criminalTradition → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Mafia
Italian-American Mafia → hasAlternativeName → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
Paolo Borsellino → killedBy → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cosa Nostra
Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra → mainSubject → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cosa Nostra
Giovanni Falcone → opposedTo → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cosa Nostra
The Enforcer → partOf → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
subject surface form: Frank Nitti
this entity surface form: American Mafia