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    "Capone to Kefauver: Organised Crime In America." History Today Jun. 1987: 8. History Reference Center. Web. 14 Mar. 2014. Mayo‚ Mike. "Mafia‚ The ("Cosa Nostra‚" "The Syndicate‚" "The Commission‚" Organized Crime)." American Murder (2008): 209-212. History Reference Center. Web. 19 Mar. 2014. Witwer‚ David. "The Rise Of Gangsters." Cobblestone. April 2006: 8-10. History Reference Center

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    Japan Run Mafia Gangs

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    The Japanese mafia run the world? “The Japanese mafia who run the world. The Yakuza are the world’s richest and most powerful gangsters. They control many of the big-name Japanese corporations that now have huge leverage in the major western economies. Nothing can be done to loosen the grip of the Yakuza on the world economy.”(http://www.conspiracybomb.com/azconspiracy.htm) The Yakuza‚ said to be the world’s most powerful gang‚ is also said to be the head of several gangs. The origins of the

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    And most definitely did over time‚ but I got offers from the Black Mafia family Who promised quick money‚ bigger cars‚ and Versace clothes‚ then I was it But everytime I try to do one thing with one gang‚ I got imperiled by another For example‚ one time I picking up Cold Heat from the hospital from a gunshot wound And this Guy Robert said stop you gotta

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    identified 114 different prison gangs in the U.S.‚ and with a membership that may constitute as much as three percent of the total prison population in the United States. Of those‚ five have emerged as the most powerful and influential: The Mexican Mafia‚ the Lu Nuestra Familia‚ the Texas Syndicate‚ the Aryan Brotherhood‚ and the Black Guerilla Family. They all maintain the membership requirement of murder or the spilling of another’s blood. In addition‚ each of these organizations relies heavily on

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    The Sopranos Camera

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    Single Camera A single camera is a technique used to make TV dramas and Films using just one camera‚ taking shots from various angles. An example of a single camera drama is The Sopranos‚ and I’d like to go in to detail about that. Series – The Sopranos My example for a series is The Sopranos. A series is a bunch of episodes‚ which tell a different story each time‚ and do not follow on from each other. The Sopranos is an American based television drama created by David Chase. The series revolves

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    The Godfather Research Paper

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    The Godfather I The film is known as one of the greatest films of all time‚ it is about a powerful Italian-American family who runs one of the most powerful mobs in the city of New York. The head of the family is Don Vito Corleone. The movie is a mob drama with lots of action. There are two more movies that follow this one as this is part one of a trilogy. The Godfather was released in 1972 and is just under three hours long. It has earned multiple awards and is still viewed as one of the greatest

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    Seminar on organized crime Discussion Paper: John Gotti Jr. John Gotti was born in the bronx on October 27‚ 1940. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. John began to love the streets and dropped out of school in 8th grade. After spending years performing small crimes and gaining respect in the underworld‚ he became affiliated with the Gambino family in 1966. In the family‚ John made a lot of money hijacking freight trucks at Kennedy airport. The

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    those and those alike together‚ but also kept those apart who were different. Joining such gang is a decision for life. Their loyalty belonged to the gang. Their brotherhood was all they had left to hold onto while incarcerated. The Mexican Mafia was considered to be one of the first known prison gangs. They mark themselves with tattoos to separate or let other know who they are. These distinctive markings would either save them from harm or put them away for life. “LA EME” could be one

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    historical analysis of an organized crime group. With this class being about organized crime one would think to write about mobsters‚ but we decided to think outside the box. Even though when thinking of organized crime the first thought is The Italian Mafia and groups of that sort‚ one has to remember that organized crime comes in many different forms of organizations. From this class we were able to understand more on organized crime and who can be classified as an organized crime organization. Organizations

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    References: History of the Mexican Mafia prison gang; July 25th‚ 2007; Valdemar‚ Richard; www.policemag.com Ten members of Bronx drug trafficking crew charged; Jan. 9th‚ 2013; U.S. Attorney’s office; www.fbi.gov The Aryan Brotherhood; Montaldo‚ Charles; Jan. 2013; www.crime.about.com Ebook:

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