It all began on 13 July 1814 when the King of Sardinia by Royal warrant instituted for national defense the ancient Corps of the Royal Carabinieri - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Camorra earned a reputation for savagery, mafia for its stealth and infiltration into the Sicilian sociopolitical system. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
The gangster of myth, so fully displayed in the entertainment culture, is a portal to the pervasive daydreaming of every wannabe. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
The first time I encountered the above phrase, which translates “The man with five hands,” I wondered what it meant. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
Unlike other master criminals, El Chapo, not exactly a Robin Hood figure, has become a populist anti-hero, both in his mind and more importantly among those who share his very humble origins. - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
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The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the American Mafia
Franklin Roosevelt vowed to lead the fight to repeal the Prohibition Amendment which banned the sale of alcoholic beverages, an attempt at legislating morality that fueled an unprecedented expansion of organized crime. - J. R. de Szigethy,
Vendicare: To offend or damage someone for an act or danger done by a vendettist to us or others. (Dizionario della lingua Italiana, 1941) - Mike La Sorte, Professor Emeritus
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The Italian Carabinieri
From 1991 to 2004