mafia

A historical overview of the Mafia subculture in America that discusses their origins and philosophy, and provides a time line, biographical sketches of significant individuals affiliated with the group, and primary source documents.

in 1967, U.S. Marshal John Partington was given the task of overseeing the protection of the wife and daughter of a renowned mobster who had become an informant. His program of protection began at the behest of Senator Bobby Kennedy and consumed the next thirty years of his life as it became known as the Witness Protection Program. During his tenure he protected the lives of over five hundred witnesses.

Michael Corleone, youngest son of crime boss Vito Corleone and reigning Don of the Corleone Family, returns from exile in Sicily intending to take over the family organization; however, he must first face his main adversary, Nick Geraci, who worked as a Corleone street enforcer and is every bit as deadly as Michael.

Chronicles the life of Joseph Massino, head of the Bonanno crime family, focusing on his illegal activities, criminal empire, and the impact his capture had on the mob.

The history of organized crime: from Al Capone to John Gotti. The role of the Mafia in the United States and Sicily.

The Cowboy Bebop team--a group of bounty hunters on a future world--encounters a Robin Hood brand of outlaw determined to thwart corrupt tax policies; is faced with the return of the Scorpion; and runs into more trouble when Ed messes with a police satellite.