The American Mafia's modern organizational structure was created by Salvatore Maranzano in 1931. It started with the Five Families of New York, each of which would have all the members listed ...

And the reason why it was so powerful in Sicily - it boils down to family life, the family structure ... the Italian Mafia was just ubiquitous with America, just another slice of American culture.

MARTÍNEZ: Ferrante clearly is qualified to be the author of a nonfiction trilogy on the history of the American mafia. His latest book is called "Borgata: Clash Of Titans." It's the second and ...

When the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 increased tariffs on more than 20,000 imported products, Italian-American mafia organisations began to structure themselves as middlemen as many small ...

“American Godfathers: The Five Families,” a three-part, six-hour documentary series focusing on the rise and fall of the mafia families, premieres today, Sunday, Aug. 11, at 8 p.m. Eastern on ...

The History Channel’s new 4-part docuseries “American Godfathers: The Five Families” explores New York City’s five Mafia families, who ran organized crime in America and is set to premiere ...