sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within,

the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from

the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof

for beverage purposes is hereby prohibited."

Those words initiated the rise of organized crime in America. With the closing of saloons and pubs, speakeasies sprung up like wildflowers around the country. Bootlegging and rum running became underground businesses, while the rise of mob bosses thrived.

Mostly associated with the Italian nationality, criminal gangs were alive in the inner city. These gangs were mostly dominated by the Irish. It was not until the 18th amendment, that the Irish became the ashes, and the Italians rose from the flames. While today the Mob, and the Mafia are the common terms associated with organized crime, other terms are also applied. Those being the Outfit, the Syndicate, and La Cosa Nostra. La Cosa Nostra was a phrase coined by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky, meaning "this thing of ours".

Chicago is perhaps infamous for its role in organized crime, earning a nickname from some a

Al "Scarface" Capone is probably the worlds most infamous gangster. Capone was the boss of the South Side, and had many friends, some of which were corrupted politicians. His rivals were lethal, but so was he.

The mob is not entirely Italian as it is glorified to be. On the North side of Chicago, Daniel O'Banion was boss. O'Banion, of Irish descent, operated from a flower shop. He headed a loyal and lethal group of lieutenants. One of those lieutenants was the notorious "Bugs" Moran.

Charles Luciano, also referred to as Lucky Luciano. Luciano was as notorious Capone. He is credited with founding the Syndicate in the 1930s.

by obtaining lawyers and advancing funds, the criminal element has

With mobsters, such as John Gotti, running the business from behind bars, the news has presented the Mafia as an underground business based upon drug smuggling, prostitution, loan sharking, and larceny.

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