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Mafia In The 1900's

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Throughout history, the actions of the mafia have had an affect on the way the United States is today. The immigration of both Irish and Italian gangsters led to high amount crime throughout the 1900’s. These gangsters thrived in all kinds of illegal activities in hope for gaining profits. These illegal activities included the trading of narcotics, prostitution, labor union racketeering gambling, and certain legal enterprises, such as construction and trucking (“Mafia”). Many of these illegal activities were able to happen because of the help from many politicians and other accomplices. Politicians, police officers, etc. were payed off by these gangsters in order for them to keep their illegal activities going. One of the most known bosses …show more content…

In 1930, Genovese was set up to commit his first murder. The victim was Gaetano Reina, a former ally to Masseria, who left Masseria for another crime boss Salvatore Maranzano (Vito Genovese). In February of 1930, Genovese came to the apartment where Reina was staying and shot him in the back of the head as he was leaving his apartment, killing him instantly. This enabled Masseria to gain control over the Reina Crime Family (“Back to the NCS”). The following year in 1931, Genovese and Lucciano assassinated both, Giuseppe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano (“Vito Genovese”). Guiseppe was having lunch and playing cards with Luciano. Luciano got up and went to the restroom while Genovese, Bugsy Siegel, and two other men came in and shot Masseria to death (Vito Genovese). With Maranzano’s death, Genovese and 3 other men dressed as tax men. They went up to Maranzano’s building, pinned him against the wall and proceeded to stab him 4 times in the chest, stomach, and face until he died (“Back to the NCS”). In 1934 Genovese ordered a hit on Ferdinand Boccario over a rigged card game (“Vito Genovese”). After this hit, Genovese gained a lot of attention. The feds were trying to make an arrest for the murder, but instead Genovese fled to Italy and joined the Sicilian Mafia (“Vito

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After being kicked out he eventually found Johnny Torrio who would change Al Capone’s life forever. He helped Jonny run drugs to woman to anything illegal. During one of his escapades Capone met another gangster who was from the opposite side of town who cut Capone’s left cheek and left a long scar. Which eventually he got his name Scarface. Torrio Eventually moved to Chicago to run a whorehouse in 1909.

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