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(Encyclopedia) organized crime, criminal activities organized and coordinated on a national scale, often with international connections. The American tradition of daring desperadoes like Jesse James…Fighting Organized Crime
United Nations launches major international effort by David Johnson This article was posted on December 15, 2000. Related Links Encyclopedia: Organized CrimeInternational Terrorist…crime
(Encyclopedia) crime: see criminal law; criminology; gang; juvenile delinquency; organized crime.Craxi, Bettino
(Encyclopedia) Craxi, BettinoCraxi, Bettinobətēˈnō krăˈksē [key], 1934–99, Italian political leader. Craxi joined the Italian Socialist party in 1957, eventually becoming deputy secretary (1970) and…Brooke, Edward William, 3d
(Encyclopedia) Brooke, Edward William, 3d, 1919–2015, U.S. senator (1967–79), b. Washington, D.C. A decorated World War II veteran, he was admitted to the bar in 1948. A Republican, he served (1963–…Toledo, Francisco , Mexican artist
(Encyclopedia) Toledo, Francisco, 1940–2019, Mexican artist and activist, b. Francisco Benjamín López Toledo. He drew upon his Zapotec heritage for his paintings, drawings, prints, collages, ceramics…Bonanno, Joe
(Encyclopedia) Bonanno, Joe (Joseph Bonanno), 1905–2002, American crime boss nicknamed “Joe Bananas,” b. Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily. He came to the United States illegally in 1924, settled in…Mafia
(Encyclopedia) MafiaMafiamäˈfēä [key], name given to a number of organized groups of Sicilian brigands in the 19th and 20th cent. Unlike the Camorra in Naples, the Mafia had no hierarchic…Murder, Inc.
(Encyclopedia) Murder, Inc., name given to the band of professional killers who operated (1930–40) throughout the United States as the enforcement arm of the Syndicate, composed of the national heads…Dewey, Thomas Edmund
(Encyclopedia) Dewey, Thomas Edmund, 1902–71, American political figure, governor (1943–55) of New York, b. Owosso, Mich. Admitted (1925) to the bar, Dewey practiced law and in 1931 became chief…Trending
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