Carlo Gambino

Book Report on The New Ethnic Mob by William Kleinknecht The New Ethic Mob by William Kleinknecht explores how the current criminals involved in organized crime are no longer just the Italians. He could be Cuban, Chinese, Russian, African-American, Haitian, or Jamaican. These are the new breed of more sophisticated and more brutal organized criminals. In the preface of the book Kleinknecht states not to mistake this work for a case against immigration in the United

Charles “Lucky” Luciano, Johnny “ The Brain” Torrio, Frank “Wacky” Scalice, Albert “Mad Hatter” Anastasia, Joseph “Doc” Stacher, Salvatore “Toto” D'Aquila, Paul “ The Waiter” Ricca, Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo, Vince “The Executioner” Mangano, and Carlo Gambino.” Multiple mob bosses and prohibition gangsters were able to payoff the law and justice system so they would be immune to any criminal charges and keep their powers and

New York City’s old slum neighbourhood, the Five Points, was notoriously known for its vice and crimes. The first organized crime group in New York City was the Forty Thieves which was led by Edward Coleman, started in 1825, in the back of a grocery store. The Dead Rabbits were an Irish gang in the Five Points area, and are most known for the riot they caused in 1857. The Eastman Gang were a Jewish group in the Five Points area, which began in the late nineteenth century, and were the rival of the

The rise of organized crime In The United States By Jeremy King   Welcome to the 1920s a truly new era. Automobiles were becoming affordable to the average American the Great War had ended and the nation was heading into a time of prosperity and temperance. On January 16th 1920 the production transportation and sale of intoxication liquors was made illegal. The nation was dry, at least that’s what the country wanted. In reality the nation was about to be

When a crime is committed most of the time there is a logical and clear reason to why it has occurred.On the other hand, the criminal justice system is not so sure of how to deal with cases when the motives and reasoning appear unclear. Psychopathy is a very important trait to help and aid the criminal justice system in respectfully incarcerating and (or) rehabilitating these individuals. As Robert D. Hare wrote in his book Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us he defined

Sinatra. The huge last name displayed at the Shrine Auditorium on December 3rd 1995. That was the last night for Frank Sinatra performed as a performer. He was an American singer, actor, director, and producer. He was a part of the swing era. Which was a period of time that consisted around 1935-1946. The swing era also known as big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States. Sinatra began his music career with Tommy Dorsey and Harry James. He is considered as one of the 20th