Italian OCG
Members where known as_______
Mafia originated from?
Cosa Nostra
Sicily,Italy
Who was the leader of shower posse according to presentation?
Christopher Coke.
Spell (will tell you the word)
Syndication
Date of birth of Matteo Messina Denaro
April 26, 1962.
Define the term robbery
the action of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force.
Basic groups where known as________?
Members called themselves______?
The basic group is known as a "family", "clan", or cosca.
Men of Honor
Who was the founder of the drug gang?
Lester Coke
Spell (will tell you the word)
Racketeering
Shower Posse estimated start date?
1980's
What is meant by the term 'borgata'?
It is an italian translation for neighbourhood
True or False
Women were allowed to join the mafia.
All men were able to join the Sicilian Mafia.
Membership and rank in the Mafia are not hereditary.
True
False
True
Name the home of this gang along with what Christopher Coke did for the community.
Tivoli Gardens, he developed community programs to help the poor.
Name two activities that OCG partake in.
Theft, murder, racketeering etc
What year was Christopher Coke arrested and extradited?
2010
Define the term 'extradite'
To hand over (a person accused or convicted of a crime) to the jurisdiction of the foreign state in which the crime was committed.
What was the account of the initiation process made by Bernardino Verro?
“I entered a mysterious room where there were many men armed with guns sitting around a table. In the center of the table there was a skull drawn on a piece of paper and a knife. In order to be admitted had to undergo an initiation consisting of some trials of loyalty and the pricking of the lower lip with the tip of the knife: the blood from the wound soaked the skull”.
At what age did Christoper Coke take over from his father?
23
OCG are motivated by___________
Money, power
True or False
The arrest of Bernardo Provenzano was in Novemeber 2007 and the arrest of Salvatore Lo Piccolo in April 11, 2006.
Denaro was a fugitive from 1992 until death.
Coke was arrested and extradited in 2009.
False
False
Flase
Define 'mafioso/mafiosi'
A member of the Mafia or a similar criminal organization.
List at least 5 initiation and recruitment processes.
Make reference to powerpoint
Name the countries or states that this drug gang had affiliations with.
Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and the US states of New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Pennsylvania.
What is organized crime?
It is a complex of highly centralized enterprises set up for the purpose of engaging in illegal activities.
What date did the Sicilian crime boss became popularly known and how?
Matteo Messina Denaro became known nationally on 12 April 2001 when the magazine L'Espresso put him on the cover.
What is meant by the word, 'omerta'?
What is the translation for 'Ecco il nuovo capo della Mafia'?
Code of silence or secrecy
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