What Mafias Are There?
There Are Five Main New York City Mafia Families, Known as the Five Families: the Gambino, Lucchese, Genovese, Bonanno and Colombo Families. the...
There are five main New York City Mafia families, known as the Five Families: the Gambino, Lucchese, Genovese, Bonanno and Colombo families. The Italian-American Mafia has long dominated organized crime in the United States.
How many mafias are there?
According to the 2004 New Jersey State Commission of Investigation, there were 24 active Mafia families in the United States. In 2004, author Thomas Milhorn reported that the Mafia was active in 26 cities across the United States.
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Which countries have mafias?
Countries described as Mafia states
- Republics and territories of the former Yugoslavia.
- Transnistria.
- Russia.
- Mexico.
- Other.