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03 28 2012 The Castellammarese War 18th Amendment Prohibition no alcohol o In New York two groups began fighting over the distribution of illegally alcohol They were both from Sicily Joe Masseria vs Salvatore Maranzano Salvatore Luciano 2nd in command to Masseria Luciano betrayed Masseria because he felt the fighting hurt the alcohol industry o fakes to Maranzano an allegiance but then assassinates him as well Salvatore Luciano Charles Lucky Luciano o Created a NEW Mafia Foot soldiers Take an oath when you join by burning an image of the virgin Mary and with your blood Sell drugs NEW MAFIA Business organization Bugsy Siegel was a jumpy character and killed many people went to Hollywood to become a star Heard that the stars wanted the place to relax and unwind borrows money from New York mafia to build o Nevada LAS VEGAS o Resort style casinos and famous actors singers etc The first casino in Las Vegas was called The No one showed up when it first opened Mafia shot him The New York Mafia took over and built what is Las Vegas today to be in the Mafia you had to be a full born Southern Italy American mafia appeared as if they only protected those that sold Heroin put not actually sold it Heroin introduced in 1957 Flamingo 150 million dollars a year selling heroin in the United States THE DOWNFALL internal wars o Do crimes in broad daylight o Stereotype all southern Italians corrupt and involved in organized crime 03 28 2012 03 28 2012


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