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mob, the: a single organized crime family; or all organized crime families together. mobbed up: connected to the mob. mobster: one who is in the mob. oath: becoming inducted as a made man. Omertà: to take a vow of silence in the Mafia, punishable by death if not upheld. one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method
Mob Enforcer is a 2004 Mafia-related PC game developed by Touchdown Entertainment, then the maintainers of the LithTech engine for Monolith Productions. It was released on the Xbox one year later with multiplayer capabilities under the title Chicago Enforcer .
The consigliere is a close, trusted friend and confidant, the mob's version of an elder statesman. They are an advisor to the boss in a Mafia crime family, and sometimes their "right-hand man". By the very nature of the job, a consigliere is one of the few in the family who can argue with the boss, and is often tasked with challenging the boss ...
Frank Ralph Nitto [2] (born Francesco Raffaele Nitto, Italian: [franˈtʃesko raffaˈɛːle ˈnitto]; January 27, 1886 – March 19, 1943), known as Frank Nitti, was an Italian-American organized crime figure based in Chicago. Bodyguard of Al Capone, Nitti was in charge of all money flowing through the operation. Nitti later succeeded Capone as ...
Road to Perdition. Road to Perdition is a 2002 American crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by David Self, based on the first volume of the graphic novel series of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. It stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman (in his final live-action theatrical film role), Jude Law, Jennifer Jason ...
Philadelphia crime family. The Philadelphia crime family, also known as the Philadelphia Mafia, [16] [17] Philly Mob , Philly Mafia, [18] [19] [20] Philadelphia-South Jersey Mafia, [21] [22] [23] or Bruno-Scarfo family is an Italian-American Mafia family based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Formed and based in South Philadelphia, the criminal ...
John Edward Alite (born September 30, 1962) is an American former mobster and Gambino crime family affiliate who turned government witness and in 2008 testified against the crime family and John A. "Junior" Gotti. That year, Alite pleaded guilty to racketeering charges, including two murders and a variety of other crimes, and in 2011, was ...
William Jackson (gangster) William Jackson, also known as Action Jackson (December 13, 1920 – August 11, 1961) was an enforcer and loan collector for the Chicago Outfit. He earned his nickname of "Action" because it was slang for "Juice Man", which meant debt-collector. He was tortured to death by his fellow gangsters, allegedly on suspicion ...