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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf criminal organization ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
organized crime council ⓘ
activity approval of murders of high-ranking members ⓘ
coordination of gambling operations ⓘ
coordination of labor racketeering ⓘ
coordination of narcotics trafficking policies ⓘ
coordination of racketeering ⓘ
alsoKnownAs National Crime Syndicate Commission ⓘ
The Commission ⓘ
basedOn Sicilian Mafia Commission model ⓘ
country 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 Charles "Lucky" Luciano ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
Charles "Lucky" Luciano ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Apalachin Meeting
notableEventDate 1957 ⓘ
operationalStatus significantly weakened by late 20th century ⓘ
originalMemberFamily Bonanno crime family ⓘ
Colombo crime family ⓘ
Gambino crime family ⓘ
Genovese crime family ⓘ
Lucchese crime family ⓘ
peakInfluencePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
primaryCity New York City ⓘ
purpose coordinate national policies for American Cosa Nostra ⓘ
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 ⓘ
creation of new crime families ⓘ
structure council of bosses ⓘ
targetOf FBI investigations ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice prosecutions ⓘ

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

National Crime Syndicate → hasPart → Commission (American Mafia) ⓘ
Lucky Luciano → created → The Commission (governing body of the American Mafia) ⓘ
linked to: Commission (American Mafia)
Carlo Gambino → associatedWith → Mafia Commission ⓘ
linked to: Commission (American Mafia)
New England Patriarca crime family → governedBy → The Commission (American Mafia) ⓘ
linked to: Commission (American Mafia)
Bonanno crime family → memberOf → Commission (American Mafia governing body) ⓘ
linked to: Commission (American Mafia)
Colombo crime family → governingBody → Commission (American Mafia) ⓘ
Joe Bonanno → memberOf → Commission (American Mafia governing body) ⓘ
linked to: Commission (American Mafia)