The confrontation between mafia structures and the law has been firmly established in the public life of modern society for the second century. This is especially true for countries such as America and Italy.
Moreover, many American gangsters, who left a significant mark on the history of the US underworld, arrived there at the end of the 19th century, having fled from the fascist regime of Mussolini. This was facilitated by the relative freedom of the social order, and the imperfection of legislation. And in general, America was a country in which immigrants from various classes and states flocked, having disagreements with the law and society in their homeland. For example, the American gangsters of the 1930s expanded their activities and expanded their controlled territories thanks to the Prohibition, which prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Because the culture was formed under the influence of people with very serious problems with the rule of law, some of the "godfathers" of the mafia structures were shrouded in a kind of halo of fame and are well known in all walks of life. But at the same time, the American gangsters included in the Cosa Nostra were particularly cruel. By the way, they all had Italian orAmerican-Italian origins. Although, of course, not only the Italian mafia flourished in the United States. All criminal organizations and gangster groups position themselves as "fighters for freedom and equality" who are only engaged in self-defense from public injustice.
The most famous American gangster is Al Capone. He is called number one among the "distinguished" representatives of the mafia. He was born in a family of Italian immigrants in Brooklyn, in 1919, due to problems with the law, he moved to Chicago and began working for Johnny Torrio. This mafioso should not be ignored either - it was he who laid the foundation for the Syndicate. This was the name of the commission for the distribution of territories of influence and the settlement of conflicts. It included American gangsters of Italian mafia families. After Johnny Torrio retired, Al Capone took his place. He was very fond of attention, was intellectually developed, but at the same time he was distinguished by particular cruelty. He received his income from the control of prostitution, betting counters and bootlegging. The smuggling trade in alcohol brought him the greatest income during the Prohibition. It was Capone who unleashed a bloody gangster war in 1925. But he was arrested for tax evasion. It was not possible to prove the involvement of the mafiosi in the illegal trade in alcohol or murders - there were no witnesses or they simply remained silent.
An American gangster deserves attention tooItalian-born Frank Costello. He was born in Italy and moved to America at the age of 4. In the United States, at the age of 13, he got into a street gang. After his release from prison, he was taken in by the famous American gangster Charlie Luciano. With him, Costello subsequently had strong bonds of friendship. If Capone ruled with controlled brutality, then this mobster had a slightly different method. He was a kind of link in the relationship between politicians and criminals. Don Costello was approached by many American gangsters to contact members of the government. And thanks to close acquaintance with politicians, Frank avoided police persecution.
The fact that the culture of the United States is permeated with thoughts about the mafia and its criminal activities is also evidenced by the fact that many books have been written about them and many feature films and documentaries have been shot.
