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Mar 10, 2024 · From their origins to the height of their power, delve into the history of these influential crime organizations that shaped the underworld of the Big Apple....
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La Cosa Nostra, the oath of omerta, and the five crime families of New York, AKA, The Mafia. In this documentary, Swamp Dweller takes a dive into the organiz...
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As jailed former mafia boss Joseph Massino gives evidence against one of New York's biggest crime families, here is a breakdown of the big "Five Families" op...
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Nov 12, 2020 · The Five Crime Families of New York City: Inside the Rise and Fall of the Mafia. These Big Apple-based organizations have weathered bloody insurrections, federal convictions and...
The Five Families refer to five Italian American Mafia crime families that operate in New York City. In 1931, the five families were organized by Salvatore Maranzano following his victory in the Castellammarese War.
Based upon Selwyn Raab’s New York Times best-seller “Five Families: The Rise, Decline and Resurgence of America’s Most Powerful Mafia Empires,” “American Godfathers: The Five Families”...
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If you want to learn about organised crime in New York, you need to know about the Five Families. These powerful Italian American organisations were at the heart of organised crime in the city for several decades, including the period known as the Mafia’s Golden Age.
