These delinquent youth constituted a teppa, a mob, under the name "La compagnia della teppa" (The Company of the Teppa). An equivalent in English is hooligans, which is derived from the Irish surname Houlihan, taking on the meaning ruffian or hoodlum (in England: teddy-boy). - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Part Eight: Traficant Returns to Youngstown
After spending 7 years in a Federal Penitentiary following his conviction on bribery and racketeering charges, former Congressman James Traficant has returned to his native Youngstown to face an uncertain future. - J. R. de Szigethy
Organized crime includes three components: the criminal group; its protectors (that is, those who defend the interests of the group); the specialists (those who knowingly render services to promote the interests of the group). - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Part Sixteen: Liar's Poker
The Fifth prosecution of John "Junior" Gotti, son of the late Gambino Family Godfather John Gotti, in now underway in Manhattan Federal Court - J. R. de Szigethy
Before the Sicilian mafia system established a firm foothold in the 1880s, there existed earlier forms, the proto-mafias, a few of which became counter-mafias. Taken together, these delinquent societies are known as Tenebrosi Sodalizi (Dark Brotherhoods). - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Retiring as District Attorney for Manhattan, Morgenthau has attained a record that ranks him as one of the most successful Prosecutors in U. S. history. - J. R. de Szigethy
The Italian term "pizzo" signifies a form of extortion. A typical practice is to demand a percentage of earnings or a fixed monthly rate from businesses and entrepreneurs in exchange for "protection." - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
The Scarpa Mob Family, The FBI, and a Story of Betrayal
Bestselling author Sandra Harmon uses her inside access to the Mob, law enforcement, and jailed Mafioso Gregory Scarpa Jr. to tell an epic true story of crime and betrayal. - Sandra Harmon
Billy Corben is a 30-year old award-winning director of gangster documentaries, Corben's most noted productions, Cocaine Cowboys 1 and 2, document the rise of the cocaine trade and the resulting crime epidemic plaguing Miami in the 1970s and 1980s. - Ron Chepesiuk
A number of crimes were to be attributed to Palizzolo: fraud, social insurance swindles, giving false testimony and favoritism to the advantage of the mafia. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Mobsters are modern-day buccaneers, working schemes, profiting from the labors of others, exploiting the weak, picking the pockets of suckers, killing without remorse. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
The Cuocolo double-murder trial of 1911, which produced the first Neapolitan camorra informer, drew international publicity because it opened a door to a criminal secret society whose operatives were plaguing both Italy and the United States. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
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La Compagnia Della Teppa
From 1991 to 2004
