https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa en-us 2016-12-02 18:41:03 UTC 2023-08-19 12:00:51 UTC hello@padlet.com dydzb1234 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141476575 The American Mafia, an Italian-American organized-crime network rose to power through its success in the illicit liquor trade during the 1920s Prohibition era. ]]> 2016-12-02 18:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141476575 herom2000 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141476758 It talks about all the big Mafia people and how they came to be who they are.]]> 2016-12-02 18:48:08 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141476758 dydzb1234 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141634102 Thanks to prohibition of alcohol, American Mafia got lots of profit from bootlegging and they expanded their power.]]> 2016-12-04 23:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141634102 dydzb1234 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141823835 This picture is a Chicago Tribune headline after Capone's conviction on October 17, 1931. The trial was covered in magazines and newspapers all over the country. Capone would be brought to justice not for murder, extortion, or bootlegging, but for failing to pay his income tax. Also inside of Capone's operation helped governments to make its tax case. This shows how governments were struggling with Al Capone and how Trial of Al Capone was a big issue.]]> 2016-12-05 17:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141823835 herom2000 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141838141 It talks about Al Capone's interrogation with the police about tax evation. he was with his lawyer and he seemed very ready for all of the polices questions. he knew what to say and how to say it and if he didn't know how to respond then he would tell his lawyer to answer and he might have gotten away with it. it just shows you how careful and percise these people are.]]> 2016-12-05 18:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141838141 herom2000 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141843619 When Al Capone was in the Atlanta penitentiary he was fine because he was paying off guards and had other special privileges like he can have a lot of visitors. he had a good enough life until he went to Alcatraz. One of the best prisons ever known. All his privileges were taken away and he was closely watched be the warden. This is a letter that explains his time there to his son.]]> 2016-12-05 18:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141843619 herom2000 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141907093 The American Mafia had a great influence in American culture and economy. It all got started with the prohibition act or the banning of alcohol. Some Italian immigrants saw there chance and took it by getting alcohol from different places and selling it back to the the people. Not only were they sellers but they were also dangerous murders. They killed in cold blood and paid off many police officers. One thing though that good came out of it was NASCAR. It all started when people needed fast cars to get away from the police so they tuned their cars and made them faster which is now known as NASCAR. Later on America’s economy plummeted and they needed to find a way to get money. So they ratified the prohibition act, which was the 18th amendment. Also now to this very there are thousands of people still enjoying the sport of NASCAR in which cars race one another. ]]> 2016-12-06 00:05:20 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141907093 dydzb1234 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141913914 During the late 19th century and early 20th century, there were lots of Italian immigrants looking for better economy opportunities. Most large groups of people were criminals who formed neighbor gangs. Also Sicilian Mafiosi flocked to America to escape from Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini (1883-1945). Finally, Italian-American mafia network was formed across the United States and had been organized during 1920s. 1920s, which was prohibition era of alcohol, was the golden age for American Mafia. They bootlegged and smuggled alcohol from other countries and sold it, making huge profits. There were lots of things that Mafia did, but what made them rise to power was the illegal selling alcohol. There is a Mafia you should know whose name is Al Capone, who is a best known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law during 1920s. He owned large crime organization and raised his prosperity by bootlegging and bribing corrupt officers. But contrast of his vicious career, Capone opened up some of the first soup kitchens during the great depression. He also helped people personally like if they couldn’t afford to go to college he would give them money. So some people called Capone as a modern day robin hood. May be you have never heard of specific stories about American Mafia. It is so hard to get their information, because they worked really secretly. However, for you, it would be shocking fact that Mafia like Al Capone sometimes helped people who were in adversities.

]]> 2016-12-06 01:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/141913914 dydzb1234 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/142118538 2016-12-06 18:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/142118538 dydzb1234 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/142193758 bootleg-alcoholic liquor unlawfully made, sold, or transported, without registration or payment of taxes.

racketeering- the practice of conducting or engaging in a racket, as extortion or bootlegging.

illicit- not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

infiltrate- to pass a small number of (soldiers, spies, or the like) into a territory or organization clandestinely and with hostile or subversive intent

hierarchy- any system of persons or things ranked one above another.]]> 2016-12-07 02:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/142193758 herom2000 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/142363433 2016-12-07 17:40:13 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/142363433 herom2000 https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/143937932 It talks about how now a days mafia are not only growing, but also are growing in power as well.]]> 2016-12-15 19:24:37 UTC https://padlet.com/herom2000/141yvdyffnaa/wish/143937932