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Organized Crime in America: Urban Beginnings and Notable Figures

Explore the evolution of organized crime in America, from the Irish immigration to the rise of Italian-American crime bosses in New York and Chicago. Learn about the political machines, prohibition era, and major players in the Philadelphia crime family.

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Organized Crime in America: Urban Beginnings and Notable Figures

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  1. 3 The Evolution of Organized Crime: Urban Beginnings and Major Participants

  2. The Irish Immigration • The Political Machine (1830–1919) • The Tammany Hall Machine • Founded in 1789 • Incorporated as a fraternal society in 1805 • Aligned closely with the newly emerging Democratic Party • (Irish Immigration and Civil War)

  3. The Irish Immigration • The Pendergrast Political Machine • The Union Station Massacre

  4. The Prohibition Era • Known as the Noble Experiment • Volstead Act • The Twenty-First Amendment ratified the Eighteenth Amendment in 1933

  5. The Chicago Mob • Al Capone (1899–1947) • Capone's Move to Chicago • The Untouchables • Agent Elliott Ness • Sam Giancana (1908–1975) • Part of the Outfit • Chicago's Mob Boss

  6. New York Mob • Lucky Luciano and New York's New Order • Italian American Crime Boss in New York • The Black Hand • Never a formal organization with any kind of national or international ties • Criminal activities were not restricted to New York

  7. New York Mob • The Unione Siciliana • Fraternal organization to promote social events and provide life insurance for Sicilian immigrants in New York City

  8. Other Notable Figures in New York • Arnold Rothstein (1882–1928) • Son of Jewish immigrants • Implicated in the Black Sox scandal • Dutch Schultz (1902–1932) • 4th grade education • Biggest mistake – threatened to kill Dewey • Joseph Bonanno • Worked for Chicago's Al Capone

  9. Other Notable Figures • Carlo Gambino • Believed to be most powerful organized crime figure in New York • Arrested 16 times; went to jail for tax evasion • Paul Castellano • John Gotti • Known as the "Dapper Don" • Died in federal prison in 2002

  10. The Philadelphia Crime Family • Philadelphia and the National Syndicate • La Cosa Nostra • National Commission • Appointing the boss of each family • Approving new La Cosa Nostra members • Settling disputes and acting as an interim boss in the absence of the family's boss • Holding hearings and taking votes on issues

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