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Rudolph Guiliani |
U.S. attorney from New York who prosecuted the Colombo crime family |
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Louis Freeh |
FBI Director in the Clinton administration who prosecuted members of the Pizza Connection |
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Robert Kennedy |
Attorney General of the U.S. who prosecuted hundreds of organized crime members |
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J. Edgar Hoover |
Long time FBI Director who first denied then vigorously attacked alleged Mafia members |
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Senator McClellan |
Relied on the testimony of Joseph Valachi to build a conspiracy theory around the Mafia |
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Senator Kefauver |
Claimed in 1950 to have found evidence of an international Mafia conspiracy |
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Thomas E. Dewey |
Convicted "Waxy" Gordon on tax evasion charges in New York |
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Joseph D. Pistone |
Key figure in the "Pizza Connection" case |
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Joseph Albini |
Concluded that organized crime was made up of criminal patrons who exchanged information, connections with governmental officials, and access to a network of operatives for the client's economic and political support |
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D.C. Smith |
In his book The Mafia Mystique, he argues that organized crime is nothing more than an extension of normal business operations into the illegal market |
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A chemist who works for an organized crime group is known as ___. |
specialized support |
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All but which organized crime figure operated mainly in New York? Dutch Shultz, Meyer Lansky, Lucky Luciano, or Charles Matranga |
Charles Matranga |
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Which is a true statement about Italy's maxi-trial? It followed the collapse of the French Connection. It resulted in the conviction of few top organized crime figures. It virtually eliminated organized crime in Sicily. Tommasco Buscetta testified for the prosecution. |
It followed the collapse of the French Connection |
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Which best describes the duty of the Wickersham committe? to identify New Orleans' mobsters, to determine the effect of prohibition on organized crime, to define the term "organized crime," or to determine the identity of top Mafia figures in New York City |
to determine the effect of prohibition on organized crime |
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According to Cressey's organized crime model, which organized crime figure serves as a trusted adviser to the boss? |
consigliere |
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According to Block's organized crime model, which organized crime figure failed in his attempt to create a power syndicate in prostitution? |
Lucky Luciano |
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A chemist who works for an organized crime group is known as __. |
specialized support |
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Which was an effect of Mussolini's purge of organized crime members in Sicily? increased Sicilian immigration to the U.S., the French Connection's collapse, the elimination of the Mafia in Italy until the end of World War II, or the maxi-trial convictions of Sicilian organized crime figures |
increased Sicilian immigration to the U.S. |
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Which is true about organized crime and is a major theme of the book? Most, if not all, organized crime groups share the same hierarchical structure, goals, and division of labor. La Cosa Nostra is an outgrowth of the Mafia and has fine tuned the characteristics of organized crime activity in the U.S. Organized crime flourishes in the U.S. because of the support given to it by governement officials and business people. A pervasive conspiracy exists among Italian immigrants and their descendants to engage in organized crime activities in the U.S. |
Organized crime flourishes in the U.S. because of the support given to it by governement officials and business people. |
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Which organized crime group operated mostly in New Orleans in the late 1800s? |
the Mafia |
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All but which description of the Mafia is attributed to Joseph Valuchi, who testified before the Senate about organized crime activity in the U.S.? the first definition of organized crime, names of crime families located around the country, the existence of the mob's supreme council, or the term Cosa Nostra |
the first definition of organized crime |
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The Castellammarese War is a vital component in understanding the alleged origins of the U.S. Mafia and the important role that the alien conspiracy theory has played in the study of organized. T or F |
T |
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The National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) has the primary responsibility for analyzing intelligence on organized crime. T or F |
T |
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Unlike street criminals or even professional criminals, organized criminals do not work together on a continuous basis in illegal enterprises. T or F |
F |
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In the same fashion as for legitimate enterprises, organized crime exists for one primary purpose--to make a profit. T or F |
T |
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One of the first efforts to explore organized crime in the U.S. was conducted by the Wickersham Commission. T or F |
T |
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In 1950, the Kefauver Committee was formed to investigate organized crime involvement in interstate gambling. T or F |
T |
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The Apalachin Incident caused considerable embarrassment for J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. Prior to it, Hoover had confidently asserted that there was no such thing as organized crime in the United States. T or F |
T |
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During the 1970s, New York prolice broke up the so-called "Italian Connection"--the pipeline for heroin shipments to the U.S. from Marseilles, France. T or F |
F |
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Rudolph Giuliani, the U.S. attorney for New York's Southern District, relentlessly pursued Italian organized crime syndicates in New York by preparing detailed criminal cases for prosecution. T or F |
T |
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Persons and organizations belonging to the social support group grant power and the perception of legitimacy to organized crime in general and to specific members of the the criminal group. T or F |
T |
