La Cosa Nostra

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian-American organized crime syndicate ⓘ
criminal organization ⓘ
mafia-type organization ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LCN ⓘ
the American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: American Mafia
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
legalToolUsedAgainst RICO Act ⓘ
literalMeaningOfName our thing ⓘ
membershipType male-only for full members ⓘ
notableCenterOfActivity Chicago ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
omertàMeaning code of silence ⓘ
operationalModel network of semi-autonomous families ⓘ
organizationalStructure associate ⓘ
boss ⓘ
caporegime ⓘ
consigliere ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
underboss ⓘ
primaryEthnicBase Italian ⓘ
Sicilian ⓘ
primaryRegionOfActivity United States ⓘ
recruitmentCriterion Italian descent ⓘ
timePeriodOfProminence 20th century ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ
typicalCriminalActivity bribery ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ
extortion ⓘ
fraud ⓘ
illegal gambling ⓘ
infiltration of legitimate businesses ⓘ
labor racketeering ⓘ
loan sharking ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ
murder for hire ⓘ
racketeering ⓘ

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Referenced by (94)

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

Giovanni Falcone → opposedTo → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Paolo Borsellino → killedBy → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Outfit → criminalTradition → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Frank Nitti → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
subject linked to: The Enforcer
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Sicily: A Short History from the Greeks to Cosa Nostra → mainSubject → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Traitor → mainSubject → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Traitor (2019 film) → mainSubject → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Nicholas Pileggi → notableSubject → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Lefty Ruggiero → movement → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Bufalino crime family → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Crazy Joe Gallo → affiliation → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Sicilian Mafia → alsoKnownAs → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Sicilian Mafia → relatedTo → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Gambino crime family → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Gambino crime family → partOf → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Buffalo crime family → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Russell Bufalino → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
subject linked to: Bufalino
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Old Man → associatedWithCriminalSphere → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Apalachin Meeting → relatedTo → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Apalachin Meeting → relatedTo → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Willie Moretti → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Willie Moretti → criminalSphere → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Commission → primaryAssociation → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Commission → relatedConcept → Cosa Nostra ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Commission → relatedConcept → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
The Commission → relatedConcept → La Cosa Nostra Commission ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Castellammarese War → relatedTo → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Castellammarese War → relatedTo → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Bonanno crime family → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Colombo crime family → partOf → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Philadelphia crime family → alliedWith → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Detroit Partnership → affiliation → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Stefano Magaddino → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Stefano Magaddino → criminalOrganization → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Mafia Commission Trial → targetedOrganization → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Mafia Commission Trial → targetedOrganization → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Cleveland crime family → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Lucchese crime family → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Lucchese crime family → memberOf → Five Families ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Kansas City crime family → partOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
American Cosa Nostra → alsoKnownAs → La Cosa Nostra ⓘ
American Cosa Nostra → alsoKnownAs → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Albert Anastasia → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
subject linked to: The Mad Hatter
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Albert Anastasia → associatedWith → American Mafia ⓘ
subject linked to: Lord High Executioner
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Philip Mangano → participantIn → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Park Sheraton Hotel → associatedWith → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Joseph Bonanno → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Joe A. Doto → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra
Joe Doto → memberOf → American Mafia ⓘ
linked to: La Cosa Nostra