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 [...]
Back in the 1940s, Las Vegas didn’t have much attraction for the people as it was a desert area with very less moneymaking potential. However Al Capone wanted to transform this place into a tourist’s attraction with a hotel and a casino; but this project never became a reality. It was after the World War [...]
The coal mafia is quite common nowadays. It started from the state-owned Bihar’s coal mines. The theft of coal and its selling in the black market is a common practice of the coal mafia. These mafia people also hire local people to illegally transport this stolen coal to their warehouses. They also are notoriously known [...]
D-Company is one of the powerful organized criminal gangs operating in India. Its main leader is Dawood Ibrahim who is on the most wanted list of the Indian police and the Interpol. Chhota Shakeel, Abu Salem, and Tiger Memon are some of the other prominent members of the D-Company. Besides them, many other members of [...]
Indian mafia comprise of organized criminal groups operating in major cities of India. As it is not much heard about of at the international level, so the exact extent of its operation are not known. There are many criminal groups actively carrying out their activities in and around Mumbai, thus the Mumbai Underworld is the [...]
First Mafia War took place in 1960s between the Mafia clans. It started when a heroin shipment to America went missing in December 1962. Sicilian Mafia Commission couldn’t determine who was behind it. So La Barbera clan took the matter in its hands and killed Calcedonio Di Pisa, one of the Mafioso of the Greco [...]
Russian Mafia people wear tattoos. One might think of them as mere artistic symbols, but in fact they have deeper meanings than just being pictures. These tattoos represent the whole life of the person wearing them; his rank in the Mafia, his sins, his killings, his sentences etc. These tattoos are said to have been [...]
The Mafia has its own language which is perfectly understood by every member of the Mafia. We are giving some of the terms used in the Mafia language. Read on! ‘Babbo’ is a term used by Mafia for anyone in the Mafia family who is considered to be useless. Anyone being referred to as a [...]
Banks would always be glad to welcome you if you go there with a briefcase full of cash. They would only be concerned with the cash and never worry about its source. Financial mafia is just another form of organized crime being carried out in today’s world. Both mafia and organized crime are systems that [...]