... national origin. 3. Each "family" has a boss who directs the activities of its "members." 4. The "families" are linked together as a member of La Cosa Nostra. 5. The leaders of the more powerful "families" combine as a "commission" to direct the activities of La Cosa Nostra 6. "Families" are linked to non-Cosa Nostra syndicates by an elaborate series of "treaties" and "understandings." Al Capone once said ... ...

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... . It was not until after prohibition that where the mafia slowly started its decline and got involved in more "risky" business. In New York the mafia is refereed to as La Cosa Nostra and is made up of fivefamilies. They are the Bambino Family, The Colombo Family, The Gambino Family,The Lucchese Family, and The Genovese Family. The most important family ... in activity of the family. One will also notice the increase in investigations by the US Government. Similar trends happened all over the United States in the original 26 cities. La Cosa Nostra, started strong and still has much influe...

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