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What is the most common nickname for a mob boss?
Done
An undercover cop in Boston infiltrates an Irish gang in South Boston in an attempt to discover a mole in the police department
The Departed
This greatly feared Colombian drug cartel at one point supplied the majority of cocaine in the United States.
Medellin Cartel
What type of crime did Al Capone commit?
bootlegging alcohol
Very prominent in the roaring twenties in the “Windy City” Al Capone avoided the law through many ways. However, in the year 1929 the law caught a break and brought him to court for what, and how much time did he serve in prison?
Al Capone was called to be a witness in a court case however, he said he could not attend due to being bedridden for bronchopneumonia. The FBI was called to investigate this claim and they had found that he was lying and traveling. He served multiple terms in prison and spent a total of 12 and a half years in
Name for the lower level individuals in gangs?
Solider
Known as one of the greatest Mafia movies of all time, centered around Don Vito Corleone a powerful Italian mob boss
The Godfather
Al Capone was in charge of this organized crime syndicate during his reign.
Chicago Outfit
What type of drug did Pablo Escobar traffic?
cocaine
After years controlling Colombia for year the Search Bloc and Columbian forces gunned down ________ while the US gave their support.
Pablo Escobar, after three bloody years of being chased around by the Search Bloc and Columbia forces he was killed in December 1993 ending his reign of Columbia
When a gang member pays off someone in order to have them work in their favor this is known as a ?
Bribe
Irish mob boss Whitey Bulger is confronted by an FBI agent to aid in taking down a rival Italian mob.
Black Mass
The Mafia in the United States has its roots from this organized crime syndicate from Italy.
Sicilian Mafia
George “Machine Gun Kelly” committed what crimes?
kidnapping and robbery
What was the final crime that got Pretty Boy Floyd killed?
Law enforcement officials were ambushed by a machine gun wielding attacker on June 17th, 1933 and Floyd was put to blame for the attack on October 22nd, 1934 Floyd was killed by the FBI
The mafia in the United States started in what part of the country?
New York
A low level mobster is tasked by his superiors to assist in running a Las Vegas casino that is in business with the mob
Casino
This name was given to a loosely connected confederation of several Mafia and mob criminal organizations by the press.
National Crime Syndicate
Was there a crime that Machine Gun Kelly, Pablo Escobar, and Al Capone had in common?
Yes, murder
What was Machine Gun Kelly’s downfall in his kidnapping of Charles Urschel oil tycoon?
Machine Gun Kelly had taken many precautions to ensure that he had covered up his tracks however there was a key component he missed. He had covered Urschel’s eyes were covered however his ears were not, this allowed Urschel to give police vital information regarding the whereabouts of the ranch MGK had taken him too. Urschel told police about the smell of oil fields, planes, and even weather to help locate the ranch.
An assembly of individuals with an established leader that participate in illegal activity for profit
Organized crime
As a young member of a mob rises the ranks, he also discovers the horrors that come with being in the mob
GoodFellas
The five largest mafias in New York during the early 1900's were collectively known as what?
The Five Families
What was Al Capone's most notorious crime?
The Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
Pablo Escobar was notorious for bribing and killing his way into power and maintaining power. Pablo controlled most police officers and officials however those who went against him were ordered to their deaths. About how many police officers did Pablo order to be killed?
Approximately 600 law enforcement officials