TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS MAFIA FAMILIES

1)- GAMBINO FAMILY

The Gambino family is one of the five major mafia families (Five Families) that dominate New York’s organized crime activities. Their illegal activities include illegal construction, extortion, gambling, selling loans, extortion, money laundering, prostitution, fraud, and theft.

2)- GENOVESE FAMILY

The Genovese Family is the largest and most powerful family of the Five Families. Their illegal activities include blackmail, murder, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, selling credit, betting, truck hijacking, fraud, prostitution, pornography, bribery, and assault.

3)- BONANNO FAMILY

The Bonanno Family, also a member of the Five Families, is known as the most brutal crime family. Their illegal activities include blackmail, usury, money laundering, murder, drug trafficking, extortion, and illegal gambling.They became world famous after a secret operation done by an FBI agent.

4)- COLOMBO FAMILY

Considered to be the weakest link of the Five Families, the Colombo Family is constantly torn apart and reunited due to the fights among the members of the family.Their illegal activities include arms smuggling, arson, theft, cigarette smuggling, plot, contract murder, fraud, drug trafficking, gambling, money laundering and tax evasion.

5)- LUCCHESE FAMILY

The Lucchese Family, throughout a huge part of its history, has been considered as one of the most peaceful crime families in the country.The illegal activities of this crime family, which is the last member of the Five Families, include crimes such as robbery, illegal gambling, drug trafficking, bribery, usury, fraud, and assault.

6)-LOS ANGELES CRIME FAMILY

Like most mafia families in the US, LA Crime Family is an organization that gained power by smuggling alcohol when it was banned.While the RICO Act has done quite a bit of damage to the American mafia, LA Crime Family is the last remaining mob in the state of California.

7)- CHICAGO OUTFIT

None of the members of this organization, which can be described as completely untouchable and almost invincible, could not be arrested because it held law enforcement and federal prosecutors in its hands. The Chicago Outfit, which continues to exist today, seems completely legit.

8)- DECAVALCANTE FAMILY

This family, which is an important part of the crime network of US, has strong relations with the Five Families.The family’s criminal activities include drug trafficking, extortion, illegal gambling, usury, money laundering, murder, theft, pornography, and prostitution.

9)- PHILADELPHIA FAMILY

The family is particularly famous for the brutality of their bosses, numerous mafia wars and violence.Illegal betting is at the top of the list of crimes committed by this family, which is also allied with the Five Families.

10)- PITTSBURGH FAMILY

The Pittsburgh crime family, also known as the LaRocca crime family, is an Italian-American organized crime organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has gained strength with the production, transportation and sale of illegal alcohol.

Tori Owens