List of Mafia crime families

List of Mafia crime families

This is a list of independent crime families around the world that are considered to be part of Cosa Nostra (the Mafia).[1][2] This list does not include all Camorra, 'Ndrangheta, Sacra Corona Unita, Stidda or Mala del Brenta clans ("crime families").

Contents

Italy

Sicily

According to the Chief Prosecutor of Palermo, Francesco Messineo, there are 94 Mafia families in Sicily subject to 29 mandamenti.[3]

United States

Northeastern United States

New York

Others

Western New York

New Jersey

In New Jersey there are seven crime famililes operating in both North Jersey and South Jersey.[5]

Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania there were four crime families operating in the state Philadelphia, Bufalino, Pittsburgh and Buffalo.[4] In recent years the Five Families of New York have started operating in the state.[6]

Western Pennsylvania

New England

The New England area was divided using the Connecticut River, east of the river belongs to the Patriarca family and west of the river belongs to the Five families of New York.[7][8]

Midwestern United States

Illinois

Iowa

Michigan

Missouri

Nebraska

Ohio

Wisconsin

Southern United States

Alabama

  • Birmingham crime family – extinct since 1938[11]

Florida

The Florida Trafficante family has maintained control in North and Central Florida. While the South Florida metropolitan area has been considered open territory since the 1930s. With the death of Trafficante Jr. the entire state has become open territory.[12]

  • Trafficante crime family – is nearly extinct, operating mainly in Tampa, Florida.[1][2]
  • The Five Families of New York have crews operating in South Florida

Louisiana

Texas

Western United States

California

Nevada

Las Vegas is considered open territory allowing many crime families to operate in the city's Casinos. Since the 1930s the Five Families of New York and the Midwest families have owned and operated in Casinos in the Las Vegas Strip.

Colorado

Washington

  • Seattle crime family [18]

Canada

Province of Quebec

Others

Province of Ontario

In Northern and Southern Ontario there are two types of Italian organized crime Cosa Nostra and 'Ndrangheta.[19] There are seven 'Ndrangheta clans operating in the Greater Toronto Area.[20]

  • Buffalo crime family - a "Cosa Nostra" family, based in Buffalo, New York is active in Hamilton and Southern Ontario.
  • Siderno Group - includes clans (crime families) that are part of the Commisso 'ndrina, some of these clans are:[19]
    • Coluccio clan - led by Antonio Coluccio, and his imprisoned brother Giuseppe Coluccio
    • Commisso clan - led by Cosimo Commisso, and his imprisoned father Antonio Commisso
    • Figliomeni clan - led by Angelino Figliomeni
    • Figliomeni clan - led by Cosimo Figliomeni
    • DeMaria clan - led by Vincenzo "Jimmy" DeMaria
    • Ruso clan - led Domenic Ruso
    • Tavernese clan - led by Vincenzo Tavernese
  • Musitano crime family - based in Hamilton

United Kingdom

Scotland

South America

Venezuela and Brazil

Australia

New South Wales

  • Barbaro 'ndrina [22] – a Calabrian 'Ndrangheta clan based in Platì, Italy with operations in Griffith.
  • Robert Trimbole's Crew [23] (extinct), once controlled the marijuana drug market in Griffith.

Victoria

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t The American Mafia. American Mafia Crime Bosses. (onewal.com)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Rick Porrello. American Mafia 26 Family Cities. 2008. AmericanMafia.com
  3. ^ (Italian) Radiografia della mafia di oggi; Cosa nostra influenza 300 mila voti, La Repubblica (Palermo edition), July 20, 2010
  4. ^ a b Organized Crime in Pennsylvania: Traditional and Non-Traditional. Pennsylvania Crime Concession. April 15, 1988. [1]
  5. ^ a b c d e f The Changing Face of Organized in New Jersey A Status Report. May 2004. (pg 91-140)
  6. ^ Hugh D. Barlow. Crime and public policy: putting theory to work (pg.276)[2]
  7. ^ a b c Mario Machi, Allan May and Charlie Molino. New England - Providence, RI. 1999. [3]
  8. ^ a b c d e Ted Shaffrey. An Insider Look at The Connecticut Mob. December 1, 2005. [4]
  9. ^ Georgia Durante. The Company She Keeps. (pg. 430)
  10. ^ Martin Finucane and Shelley Murphy. Four charged with membership in Mafia-connected crew. December 17, 2009. [5]
  11. ^ Bill Bonanno, and Gary B. Abromovitz The Last Testament of Bill Bonanno: The Final Secrets of a Life in the Mafia p.72-73
  12. ^ a b Scott Deitche. The Mob. April 26, 2001. (Tampa.creativeloafing.com) [6]
  13. ^ 6 Fla. members of Bonanno crime family admit guilt (October 14, 2009) New York Post
  14. ^ "Miami Mobster, 95, Arrested, Is Among 32 Under Indictment" By Sean Gardiner (February 24, 2006) Sun Sentinel.com
  15. ^ D. Lea Jacobs and Anthony Daniels. Friend of the family: An undercover Agent in the mafia. Pg. 97
  16. ^ J.M. Kalil. Reputed Mob Soldier met with Mayor at City Hall. Las Vegas Review Journal. May 16, 2003 [7]
  17. ^ John Marzulli. Gangster's too ill for court, not wedding. New York Daily News. February 2, 2008. [8]
  18. ^ Feds bust Colacurcio crime family's four Puget Sound strip clubs by Michael Rollins (June 3, 2008) The Oregonian
  19. ^ a b Adrian Humphreys.A New Mafia: Crime families ruling Toronto, Italy alleges National Post. 9-24-2010
  20. ^ A New Mafia: Crime families ruling Toronto, Italy alleges 9-25-2010. Mafia Today.com
  21. ^ Marc Horne. Dons on the Don Scotland on Sunday. January 27, 2008
  22. ^ Italian mafia laundering cocaine money Down Under, news.com.au, April 11, 2008
  23. ^ The Fixer: The Rise and Fall of Australian Drug Lord Robert Trimbole, Patrick Bellamy, The Crime Library
  24. ^ The Gangland War, State Library of Victoria
  25. ^ Omerta in the Antipodes, Time, Jan. 31, 1964

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