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Essay Galaxy - The Mafia
The Mafia
The Mafia, Americas most organized crime group, has dominated the
crime scene for centuries. Its largest profits come from drugs and
gambling. Other forms of illegal profit come from loan-sharking, labor
racketeering, hijacking, pornography, and prostitution.
The Mafia is a secret criminal organization that began in Sicily.
The idea of a secret society began around 1735 when Spanish Bourbon kings
controlled all of the land in Sicily. The Mafia developed as an
alternative to weak outsider governments and unfair laws that were viewed
as tools of the ruling class (Italian 3). When they first started, they
replaced the Spanish landowners and used their new authority to help
influence the power of their criminal group. Over a period of time the
Sicilian Mafia began to participate in other activities besides land
control. They engaged in things; such as, cattle theft, extortio....
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