La Cosa Nostra: Origins, Activities and Remedies

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This paper recounts the origins of the Italian mafia and its migration to the United States. It discusses the glory years of La Cosa Nostra (LCN) and explores the illegitimate activities in an otherwise legitimate industrial world. Lastly, the paper examines the implementation of RICO, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, specifically, the mass round up of mafia bosses over two decades that crippled the foundation of the LCN.

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"The situation in Sicily, at present, is similar to the US. A reverent hostility towards the mafia has swept through society and collapsed the organized crime structure. During mass arrests and incarcerations, the mob, in desperation, retaliated viciously against the justice system. Multiple assassinations, including that of Judge Giovanni Falcone, in the 1990s led to public outrage and the convictions of hundreds of Mafiosi, while turning thousands of associates into informants (Roots, 2005). An anti-mafia sediment has remained demonstrating intolerance for the previous, multi-generational, crime-dominant rule in Sicily."

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