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The Camorra's organizational structure is divided into individual groups called "clans". Every capo or "boss" is the head of a clan, in which there may be tens or hundreds of affiliates, depending on the clan's power and structure. The Camorra's main businesses are drug trafficking, racketeering, counterfeiting, and money laundering. It is also ...
This is a comprehensive list of Camorra clans and their place of origin. A clan is a basic unit in the Camorra , a criminal organization originating in Campania . Currently it is estimated there are about 111 Camorra clans, [ 1 ] and about 7,000 full members.
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Black Hand was a method of extortion practiced by Italian immigrant gangsters of the Camorra and the Mafia, especially in the United States in Italian-American ghettos or neighborhoods. American newspapers in the first half of the twentieth century sometimes made reference to an organized "Black Hand Society", a criminal enterprise composed of ...
The Brooklyn Camorra or New York Camorra (NY Camorra) was a loose grouping of early-20th-century organized crime gangs that formed among Italian immigrants originating in Naples and the surrounding Campania region living in Greater New York, particularly in Brooklyn. [1]
The Cuocolo Trial dealt the Camorra a decisive blow. The historical Camorra would disappear after the trial and, in its traditional form, would no longer appear. [7] [33] According to Camorra legend not long after the Cuocolo verdict, on 25 May 1915, a few remaining camorristi met in the Sanita area of Naples and disbanded the organisation.
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Pages in category "History of the Camorra in Italy" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.