Mafia: Quick Facts

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Areas Of Involvement	gambling • organized crime • prostitution • heroin • narcotic • bootlegging • What Is the Origin of the Word Mafia? • smuggling • extortion • usury • omertà
Related People	Joseph Bonanno • Joseph Valachi • Bernardo Provenzano • John Gotti • Paul Castellano • Richard Kuklinski • Lucky Luciano • Salvatore Maranzano • Joseph Colombo • Carlo Gambino • Joseph Profaci • Albert Anastasia