The History of Organized Crime in America

American organized crime (or the Mafia/Mob as it is known by some) begins not in the streets of Manhattan or pelf or other big cities as some c ar to think. It begins as the seemingly innocent protection of Sicilian landowners when they are away from their farms. By the 1800s, these protectors had become corrupt, bullying peck for their alleged(prenominal) protection and running other illegal activities all end-to-end Sicily. When the laws of Benito Mussolini became increasingly strict, so strict that their illegal activities became hard to run, legion(predicate) of these men moved to the United States where they could continue to bully people and make their money the way they had been doing for years. This is where the American Mafia begins. It is believed that the original send-off of organized crime in America was with the start of Prohibition, The Eighteenth Amendment, which stated After one year from the confirmation of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thence into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all district subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited.

This is partly true as this is when many of the crime syndicates began their illegal activities, especially the selling of illegal spirits. As more Sicilian gangsters immigrated to the U.S., they expand their criminal activities from extortion to loan-sharking, prostitution, drugs and alcohol, robbery, kidnapping, and murder. In the beginning, the Mafia preyed or soly on the grey Italians who had settled in America, though by 1904, they had branches in most parts of the United States and preyed on anyone that they could. They became such a enigma that a special police force was formed to estimate and fight it. The New York police even sent a man to Italy to see how these criminals were getting to the United States illegally. Every likely criminal that fled to the United States, from... If you want to get a full moon essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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