CRJ 270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 25: Underboss, Volstead Act, Money Laundering
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N. y. organized-crime families, the following industries have all been illegally in ltrated by these crime syndicates: trucking, air freight, water front cargo, restaurant food distribution, construction, entertainment. 4: garment, garbage/waste disposal, funeral homes, real estate. Liquor: vending machines, moving and storage (2) the structure of organized crime hierarchal roles within this pyramid-shaped hierarchy re ect various levels of power and specialization crime family; power the boss -> underboss -> lieutenants -> soldiers - > associates operations continue past the lifetime of its individual members. Irish immigrants in the mid 1800s had organization structure with particular roles specialization in mugging and pick pocketing. Italian immigrants gangs in the 1890s modeled after the ma a: moved from new york to chicago by the 1900s the major turning point was prohibition by the passage of the volstead act in. 4 key activities in the emergence of organized crime syndicates that took place during this prohibition era included the following:
