Mafia (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
The Sicilian Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid 19th century in Sicily.
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Italy
- CamorraCamorraThe Camorra is a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century.-Background:...
, a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania - 'Ndrangheta in Calabria
- Sacra Corona UnitaSacra corona unitaSacra Corona Unita, or United Sacred Crown, is a Mafia-like criminal organization from Apulia region in Southern Italy, and is especially active in the areas of Brindisi, Lecce and Taranto .-Background and activities:...
in Apulia - StiddaStiddaLa Stidda is a name for Mafia-type criminal organizations centered in Gela, Sicily, in Italy. Members are known as stiddari or stiddaroli. It is most active in the rural parts of southern Sicily and is partially a rival to Cosa Nostra...
in Sicily
Other countries
- Albanian mafiaAlbanian mafiaThe Albanian Mafia or Albanian organized crime are the general terms used for criminal organizations based in Albania or composed of ethnic Albanians. Albanian organized crime is active in Albania, the United States, and the European Union countries, participating in a diverse range of criminal...
- American MafiaAmerican MafiaThe American Mafia , is an Italian-American criminal society. Much like the Sicilian Mafia, the American Mafia has no formal name and is a secret criminal society. Its members usually refer to it as Cosa Nostra or by its English translation "our thing"...
- Belgian mafia
- Black Mafia FamilyBlack Mafia FamilyThe Black Mafia Family , was a drug--trafficking organization originally based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded by the Flenory Brothers , the organization began in the late 1980s. By the year 2000, they had established multi-kilogram cocaine distribution cells in cities throughout the United States...
in the USA - Bulgarian mafiaBulgarian mafiaThe Bulgarian mafia is an informal term to describe any number of organized crime groups originating from Bulgaria.-Organised crime groups and activities:...
- Chaldean mafiaChaldean mafia- Background & Infrastructure :The Assyrian-Chaldean Mafia, composed predominantly of Iraqi nationals , operated a narcotics distribution network moving drugs from Phoenix and San Diego to Detroit...
- Chechen mafiaChechen mafiaThe Chechen mafia is one of the largest organized crime groups operating in the former Soviet Union next to established Russian mafia gangs, which originally consisted of criminals of Chechen ethnicity who later also tried to recruit former Russian special military forces, police and army officers...
- Dixie MafiaDixie MafiaThe Dixie Mafia is a criminal organization based in Biloxi, Mississippi, and operated primarily in the Southern United States, in the 1970s. The group uses each member's talents in various crime categories to help move stolen merchandise, illegal alcohol, and illegal drugs...
in the southern USA - Indian mafiaIndian mafiaThe term Indian mafia refers to certain criminal organizations found in some of India's major cities. The "Indian Mafia" also refer to powerful families that have criminal aspects to it.- Mumbai underworld :...
in India - Irish MobIrish MobThe Irish Mob is one of the oldest organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish American street gangs of the 19th century — depicted in Herbert Asbury's 1928 book The Gangs of New York — the Irish Mob has appeared in most...
in the USA - Jewish mafia (disambiguation)
- La Mafia, Mexican drug cartels
- Mexican MafiaMexican MafiaThe Mexican Mafia , also known as La Eme , 13 is a Mexican American criminal organization, and is one of the oldest and most powerful prison gangs in the United States.-Foundation:...
in the USA - MungikiMungikiMungiki is a politico-religious group and a banned criminal organization in Kenya. The name means "A united people" or "multitude" in the Kikuyu language. The religion, which apparently originated in the late 1980s, is secretive and bears some similarity to mystery religions. Specifics of their...
in Kenya - Pashtun Mafia in Afghanistan
- Polish MobPolish MobPolish-American organized crime has existed in the United States throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Although not as well known as Russian, Italian-American, or Irish mafias, the Polish mob has a presence in many urban Polish American communities....
- Russian MafiaRussian MafiaThe Russian Mafia is a name applied to organized crime syndicates in Russia and Ukraine. The mafia in various countries take the name of the country, as for example the Ukrainian mafia....
(Organizatsiya) in Russia - Serbian mafiaSerbian mafiaSerbian Organized Crime or Naša Stvar are various criminal organizations based in Serbia or composed of ethnic Serbs in the Serbian Diaspora. Serbian mafiosos are very active in European Union countries...
- Triad (underground society) in China
- Unione CorseUnione CorseThe Unione Corse is a secretive criminal organization operating primarily out of Corsica and Marseilles in France. Unlike the Sicilian Mafia, it has not attempted to gain a foothold in the United States, and thus does not have the other organization's notoriety...
in Corsica (France) - YakuzaYakuza, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
in Japan
Film and television
- Mafia!, also known as Jane Austen's Mafia!, a 1998 comedy film
- "Mafia" (The Office)Mafia (The Office)"Mafia" is the 6th episode of the sixth season of the U.S. comedy series The Office and the show's 106th episode overall and originally aired on October 15, 2009 on NBC....
, the sixth episode of the sixth season of "The Office"
Games
- Mafia (party game), a party game
- Mafia: The City of Lost HeavenMafia: The City of Lost HeavenMafia is a third-person shooter video game initially made for Microsoft Windows in . It was developed by Czech company Illusion Softworks and published by Gathering of Developers...
, a computer game- Mafia IIMafia IIMafia II is a third-person action-adventure video game, the sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. It is developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks, and is published by 2K Games...
, the sequel to Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
- Mafia II
- Mafia WarsMafia WarsMafia Wars is a multiplayer Social network game created by Zynga.In Mafia Wars the gamers play as gangsters building their own mafia. The players fight other players online and complete tasks to gain rewards and strength in the game. The game is a freemium game, meaning it is free to play normally...
, a social network game
Music
- Mafia (Black Label Society album), released in 2005
- La MafiaLa MafiaLa Mafia is a four-time Grammy Award-winning musical group. It has its roots in the Northside neighborhood of Houston, Texas and has charted a course as a Latin music band.- History :...
, a Tejano band - B.U.G. MafiaB.U.G. MafiaB.U.G. Mafia is a Romanian hip hop group from Pantelimon, Bucharest, widely regarded as one of the seminal acts of gangsta rap in Romania. Founded in 1993, it was among the first Romanian hip hop acts.The original line-up consisted of Vlad "Tataee" Irimia, Dragoş "Caddillac" Vlad-Neagu and two...
, or simply Mafia, is a Romanian rap group- Mafia (B.U.G. Mafia album)Mafia (B.U.G. Mafia album)Mafia is the debut studio album by Romanian hip hop group B.U.G. Mafia, released September 20, 1995 on local Bucharest-based label Amma Sound. Production for the album was handled by group member and founder Tataee, with various composers and keyboardists giving co-production. Heavily influenced...
, released in 1995
- Mafia (B.U.G. Mafia album)
- Lisa MaffiaLisa MaffiaLisa Finch Maffia is a platinum selling English singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew...
, a British rapper
Groups and organizations
- Berkeley MafiaBerkeley MafiaThe Berkeley Mafia was term given to a group of U.S.-educated Indonesian economists whose efforts brought Indonesia back from dire economic conditions and the brink of famine in the mid-1960s. They were appointed in the early stages of the 'New Order' administration. Almost three decades of...
, a group of Indonesian economists - Bomber MafiaBomber MafiaThe Bomber Mafia were a close-knit group of American military men who believed that long-range heavy bomber aircraft in large numbers were able to win a war...
, a close-knit group of American military men who believed that long range heavy bomber aircraft in large numbers were able to win a war - Lesbian Sex MafiaLesbian Sex MafiaThe Lesbian Sex Mafia, founded in 1981, is an information and support group in New York City for lesbian, bisexual, heterosexual, and transexual women. The group's focus is to help promote fantasy role playing, bondage, discipline, sadomasochism, fetishes, costumes, alternate gender identities,...
, a New York City group for the support of alternative culture women - Memphis MafiaMemphis MafiaThe "Memphis Mafia" was the nickname for a group of friends, associates, employees and "yes-men" whose main function was to be around Elvis Presley from 1954 until he died. Several filled practical roles in the singer's life. For instance, they were employed to work for him as bodyguards or on tour...
, a group of associates of Elvis Presley from 1954 until he died - Scottish mafiaScottish mafiaThe Scottish mafia, Scottish Labour mafia, tartan mafia or Scottish Raj, is a term used in politics in the United Kingdom.-Political use:...
, a pejorative term for a group of Scottish politicians supposedly in control of the British Government in the recent Labour administrations
Other uses
- Gay MafiaGay MafiaThe Gay Mafia or Velvet Mafia is a term that is pejorative when used to describe the amalgamation of gay rights groups in politics and the media. The "Gay Mafia" and "Velvet Mafia" are typically associated with the upper echelons of the fashion and entertainment industries, and the terms are also...
, pejorative term used to describe the amalgamation of gay rights groups in politics and the media - Kiambu MafiaKiambu MafiaThe Kiambu Mafia is a pejorative term referring to a small group of the Kikuyu people primarily from the then Kiambu District of Kenya who benefited financially and politically from Kenya African National Union and Kenyatta taking power at independence.These individuals earned wealth primarily in...
, referring to people from Kiambu District, Kenya, - The Main Event MafiaThe Main Event MafiaThe Main Event Mafia was a heel stable in the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling...
(M.E.M.), a Professional wrestling stable - Mafia IslandMafia IslandMafia Island is part of the Tanzanian Spice Islands, together with Unguja and Pemba. As one of the six districts of the Pwani Region, Mafia Island is governed from the mainland, not from the semi-autonomous region of Zanzibar, of which it has never been considered to be a part.According to the...
, part of Tanzania - MAFFIA, a pejorative name for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, a UK Government ministry
- Mafia, misspelling of MAFVA, Miniature Armoured Fighting Vehicle Association