Black Mafia Family – the BMF – is one of the crime families based in Detroit, Michigan. It was founded in the late 1980s, but the name ‘BMF’ was given in 2000. Its territory includes California, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri and Michigan. It has allies with the Crips and Campanella Park Piru. It is estimated [...]
Gemini Lounge used to be the Mafia headquarters of the Gambino Mafia Family. It was a brick building situated in Flatlands, Brooklyn headed by Roy DeMeo. It was a bar at the front and an apartment at the back. In the beginning it was a blue-collar bar known as the Phil’s Lounge. Off-duty firemen, police [...]
Lufthansa Heist was one of the biggest robberies of U.S. performed at John F. Kennedy International Airport on 11th December 1978. A total of 5 million dollars and jewels of worth $875,000 were estimated to be stolen. The main person behind it was James Burke – associate of Lucchese Mafia Family; several other associates accompanied [...]
Mafia Commission Trial was a very famous criminal trial held from 25th February 1985 to 19th November 1986 in New York, USA. In this trial, eleven famous Mafia people including all the Dons of Mafia’s famous Five Families were convicted. It became possible after the Federal Bureau of Investigation collected enough evidences against them. The [...]
Mafia’s criminal activities cause fear among the society. People might feel helpless in these circumstances. However, there are certain strategies which can be availed to effectively handle this fear of crime. First of all, we need to educate the community. Community education can take place in schools, offices, community groups etc. If people do not [...]
Mafia has a deeper impact than is perceived. When talking about Mafia, only the Underworld and their activities are put into consideration; but no one is aware of the negative impacts caused by Mafia. The major effect of Mafia on the society is fear among ordinary people. However, as a result of it, people try [...]