Questions tagged [organised-crime]
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How did Adam Worth make sure his crooks didn't keep what they stole?
I'm currently reading through the The Life and Times of Adam Worth and as much as I'm fascinated by Adam Worth and his mastermind for 19th century crime, there is one thing that the book fails to ...
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Why did the Mafia respect Jimmy Hoffa so much? [closed]
The information that I have about Jimmy Hoffa has come (the impetus,I must say honestly, came from Scorsese's The Irishman) from here.
Jimmy Hoffa was a man with wealth and political connections ...
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Non-Italian European mafias in USA?
Italian mafias are a well-known example of an ethnic-based mafia in USA but are there other examples of European mafias based in ethnicity in USA?
I'm especially interested in North European examples,...
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Do there exist or have there ever existed "gang war referees"?
In the game, "Assassin's Creed Syndicate", a gang war mission starts with a man in a top hat telling you that a gang war has been declared, and seemingly acting as a neutral referee.
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How did an honor society get named as if it were a Chinese gang?
Honor societies and fraternities are a fixture in U.S. colleges. Most often they use Greek letters for their names, and some have names in English. However, the men's honor society of Santa Cruz High ...
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What did Murder, Inc call itself?
My understanding is that the "Murder, Inc" moniker was invented by the media, and the actual organization never used that name.
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Have American gangsters ever helped their government in war time out of patriotism?
In the movie Rocketeers the gangsters who were working unknowingly for the Nazis switched immediately sides after the hero revealed the identify of their employers. I think there are also many other ...
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How and why did trade unions in America become influenced by organised crime, but unions in Britain didn't?
There is plenty of organised crime in Britain, and there always has been. People have slandered the unions in Britain with almost every foul name under the sun, but one thing I have never heard is ...
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What effect did the Mafia have during World War 2?
I have heard that the Mafia cooperated with different governments in WW2. How extensive was this cooperation and was it effective?
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Why did the Italians (and to some extent Jewish & Irish) dominate organized crime in the US in the 20th century?
Immigrants of a great many nationalities came to American shores, so why was it the Italians who reached such elaborate levels of criminal organization? (The Jewish & Irish seem to have come in ...
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Why did J. Edgar Hoover publicly deny the existence of the Mafia for so long?
According to Wikipedia, Hoover denied or ignored the existence of the Mafia as a criminal organization until the Apalachin Meeting in late 1957, when it became impossible to ignore.
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Was there ever any organization of thieves or pickpockets?
Can anyone suggest any historical examples of an established group specifically dedicated to organized thievery (any combination of property based crimes such as pick-pocketing, lock-picking, fencing, ...
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