ૐૐ Family - From UnderGround ૐૐ

ૐૐ EESTI OMA POISID - ^aga ainult valitud^ ૐૐ
ૐૐ FamilY ૐૐ

ૐૐ Article 416-bis of the Italian Penal Code defines a Mafia-type association (Associazione di Tipo Mafioso) as one where "those belonging to the association exploit the potential for intimidation which their membership gives them, and the compliance and omertà which membership entails and which lead to the committing of crimes, the direct or indirect assumption of management or control of financial activities, concessions, permissions, enterprises and public services for the purpose of deriving profit or wrongful advantages for themselves or others. ૐૐ

ૐૐ Cosa Nostra ૐૐ

ૐૐ The genesis of Cosa Nostra is hard to trace because mafiosi are very secretive and do not keep historical records of their own. In fact, they have been known to spread deliberate lies about their past, and sometimes come to believe in their own myths ૐૐ


ૐૐ Sicilian Mafia ૐૐ
ૐૐ Founding location Sicily ૐૐ

ૐૐ The Sicilian Mafia, also known as simply the Mafia and frequently referred to by members as Cosa Nostra is a Mafia-terrorist-type organized crime syndicate based in Sicily, Italy. ૐૐ

ૐૐ The basic group is known as a "family", "clan", or cosca.Each family claims sovereignty over a territory, usually a town or village or a neighbourhood (borgata) of a larger city, in which it operates its rackets. ૐૐ