Mafia

The Mafia is a criminal organization has its origins in Sicily, Italy back during the time of the Renaissance. Its alternative name is the "Cosa Nostra". The main cities within the United States of America that it operates in include Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Kansas City, Detroit, Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, Buffalo, New Jersey, Boston, and of course, Las Vegas. Typical activities include drug dealing, gun running, money laundering, operating chop shops, poaching, overfishing, contract killing, and robbing banks, museums, jewelry stores, shopping malls, or just about anything they can get their greedy hands on. The Mafia became popularized by TV shows such as The Sopranos and movies such as The Godfather. They have an offshoot of similar criminals called the Russian Mafia, only they're Russian instead of Italian or Italian-American.