how is the sicilian mafia in italy differ from the USA cosa nostra? does the sicilians have the same membership ceremony they cut there fingers and pour blood to a picture of a saint and burn them? etc?
2007-03-02 13:03:43 · 5 answers · asked by manini 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Someone has been watching too many Godfather movies.
2007-03-02 13:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italian anti-organized crime agencies estimate that the 'Ndrangheta rakes in about $30 billion annually, mostly from illegal narcotics, but also from ostensibly legal businesses such as construction, restaurants and supermarkets. There are believed to be about 100 'Ndrangheta families in Calabria, who have become more successful than their Sicilian counterparts because their family ties are closer, their vows of silence are more strictly observed, and unlike the Sicilian Mafia in the early 1990s, they have scrupulously avoided a head-on confrontation with the Italian state.
Though members of Italian organized crime are loosely referred to as mafiosi, a member of any 'ndrangheta clan is more specifically known as an 'ndrinu, and the clan itself an 'ndrina. In addition to having the advantage of blood ties, 'ndranghetistas blend well into their surroundings as they maintain humble outward appearances by not flaunting their wealth.
2007-03-03 11:19:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
watching too many mafia movies I see
2007-03-02 13:26:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who wants to know?
2007-03-02 13:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by h-sum 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.. I dont think the US has a mafia.. we just have gangs..
do you know of any mobs from here ??
2007-03-02 16:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by nola_cajun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋