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|founded by= [[Vito Corleone]] <br> [[Emilio Barzini]] <br> [[Anthony Stracci|Anthony]]/[[Victor Stracci]] <br> [[Ottilio Cuneo|Ottilio]]/[[Carmine Cuneo]] <br> [[Philip Tattaglia]] |
|founded by= [[Vito Corleone]] <br> [[Emilio Barzini]] <br> [[Anthony Stracci|Anthony]]/[[Victor Stracci]] <br> [[Ottilio Cuneo|Ottilio]]/[[Carmine Cuneo]] <br> [[Philip Tattaglia]] |
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|years active= [[1934]]-present |
|years active= [[1934]]-present |
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− | |territory= [[New York City|New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Atlantic City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], [[Milwaukee]], [[New Orleans]], [[Tampa]], [[Miami]], [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], [[Kansas City]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Reno]], [[Buffalo]] |
+ | |territory= [[New York City|New York]], [[New Jersey]], [[Atlantic City]], [[Philadelphia]], [[Boston]], [[Chicago]], [[Cleveland]], [[Detroit]], [[Milwaukee]], [[New Orleans]], [[Tampa]], [[Miami]], [[Los Angeles]], [[San Francisco]], [[Kansas City]], [[Las Vegas]], [[Reno]], [[Buffalo]], [[Havana]] |
|ethnicity= Italian, Italian-American |
|ethnicity= Italian, Italian-American |
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|membership= 9<ref name="The Godfather's Revenge">''[[The Godfather's Revenge]]''</ref> |
|membership= 9<ref name="The Godfather's Revenge">''[[The Godfather's Revenge]]''</ref> |
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− | |criminal activities= |
+ | |criminal activities= Various criminal activities |
− | |allies= [[Five Families]], [[Roth syndicate]], [[Murder, Inc.]], [[Teamsters]], [[ |
+ | |allies= [[Five Families]], [[Roth syndicate]], [[Murder, Inc.]], [[Teamsters]], [[Sicilian Mafia]] |
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The '''Commission''' is the ruling body of the [[American Mafia|Mafia]] in the [[United States]] which was established to oversee Mafia activities. |
The '''Commission''' is the ruling body of the [[American Mafia|Mafia]] in the [[United States]] which was established to oversee Mafia activities. |
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− | + | Consisting of the Dons of the most powerful Mafia families, the Commission is usually summoned to settle disputes and to approve new members, [[caporegime]]s or bosses. Only the Commission can decide to remove a [[Don]] from power, although many unauthorised cases have passed. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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==Structure== |
==Structure== |
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===Historical leadership of the Commission=== |
===Historical leadership of the Commission=== |
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+ | '''[[Capo di tutti capi]]''' |
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+ | *1910s-1920s — "[[Maranzalla]]" |
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+ | *1920s-1933 — [[Salvatore Maranzano]] — murdered in 1933. |
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+ | *1933-1934 — [[Giuseppe Mariposa]] — murdered in 1934. |
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− | + | '''Chairman of the Commission''' |
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*1934-1945 — [[Vito Corleone]] |
*1934-1945 — [[Vito Corleone]] |
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+ | *1945-1955 — [[Emilio Barzini]] |
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+ | *1955-1963 — [[Ottilio Cuneo]] (only in the novels) |
+ | *1963-1970s — [[Michael Corleone]] |
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*1970s-1979 — [[Osvaldo Altobello|Don Altobello]] |
*1970s-1979 — [[Osvaldo Altobello|Don Altobello]] |
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− | ===The original Commission=== |
+ | ===The original Commission (1934-1961)=== |
− | + | '''[[Five Families]] of [[New York City|New York]]''' |
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− | *[[Corleone crime family|Corleone |
+ | *[[Corleone crime family|Corleone]] |
− | *[[Barzini crime family|Barzini |
+ | *[[Barzini crime family|Barzini]] |
− | *[[Tattaglia crime family|Tattaglia |
+ | *[[Tattaglia crime family|Tattaglia]] |
− | *[[Cuneo crime family|Cuneo |
+ | *[[Cuneo crime family|Cuneo]] |
− | *[[Stracci crime family|Stracci |
+ | *[[Stracci crime family|Stracci]] |
− | [[New Jersey]] |
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− | ====[[Detroit]]==== |
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− | ====[[Cleveland]]==== |
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− | ====[[Florida]]/[[New Orleans]]==== |
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+ | '''East Coast/Southern U.S.''' |
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− | + | *[[DiMeo crime family]] ([[New Jersey]]) |
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+ | *[[Panza crime family]] ([[Boston]]) |
− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Tramonti crime family]] ([[New Orleans]]) |
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+ | '''Midwest''' |
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− | ====[[Chicago]]==== |
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− | ====[[Detroit]]==== |
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+ | '''West Coast''' |
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+ | *[[Falcone crime family]] ([[Los Angeles]]) |
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− | ====[[Philadelphia]]==== |
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− | *[[ |
+ | *[[Molinari crime family]] ([[San Francisco]]) |
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− | ====[[Florida]]/[[New Orleans]]==== |
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+ | '''[[Five Families]] of [[New York City|New York]]''' |
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+ | '''East Coast/Southern U.S.''' |
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+ | *[[Greco crime family]] ([[Philadelphia]]) |
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+ | '''Midwest''' |
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+ | *[[Chicago Outfit]] ([[Chicago]]) |
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==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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{{Dons}} |
{{Dons}} |
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{{Families}} |
{{Families}} |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | *{{WP|The_Commission_(mafia)|The Commission}} |
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[[Category:Families]] |
[[Category:Families]] |
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+ | [[Category:Real world articles]] |
Revision as of 14:52, 25 May 2014
The Commission is the ruling body of the Mafia in the United States which was established to oversee Mafia activities.
Consisting of the Dons of the most powerful Mafia families, the Commission is usually summoned to settle disputes and to approve new members, caporegimes or bosses. Only the Commission can decide to remove a Don from power, although many unauthorised cases have passed.
History
The Commission was formed by Vito Corleone during the Pacification of New York in the 1930s.
In 1948, after the murder of Vito Corleone's son Sonny, a meeting was held in order to broker a peace between the warring Corleone and Tattaglia families. Emilio Barzini presided over the meeting and acted as a mediator. At the meeting, Vito realized that the other New York dons had secretly aligned themselves with Emilio Barzini in order to force the Corleone family into sharing its political protection with the rest of the Commission, which was involved in a burgeoning drug trade that Vito was opposed to. Vito reluctantly agreed to share his political influence to protect the drug trade, thus avoiding further bloodshed and ending the Five Families War.
In 1955, Vito's youngest son and successor, Michael, exacted revenge by having Barzini, Philip Tattaglia, Victor Stracci, and Carmine Cuneo assassinated in dramatic fashion, effectively wiping out the Commission and consolidating the now-hegemonic power of the Corleone family.
By the 1970s, the Commission had reformed while the Corleone family had receded from criminal activity in an effort to become "legit" through corporate endeavors. Michael still appeared to exercise de facto control over the body, as he was personally responsible for blocking Joey Zasa's progress through the Commission.
In 1979, Zasa organized a helicopter raid during a Commission meeting in Atlantic City, sparing only a few lucky men, his benefactor Don Altobello and Michael Corleone, who escaped just in time. However, it later became known that the person who was trying to kill Michael was in fact his long-term ally, Don Altobello, who had requested for that particular meeting in the first place.
Structure
Historical leadership of the Commission
- 1910s-1920s — "Maranzalla"
- 1920s-1933 — Salvatore Maranzano — murdered in 1933.
- 1933-1934 — Giuseppe Mariposa — murdered in 1934.
Chairman of the Commission
- 1934-1945 — Vito Corleone
- 1945-1955 — Emilio Barzini
- 1955-1963 — Ottilio Cuneo (only in the novels)
- 1963-1970s — Michael Corleone
- 1970s-1979 — Don Altobello
The original Commission (1934-1961)
East Coast/Southern U.S.
Midwest
- Chicago Outfit (Chicago)(from 1947)
- Zaluchi crime family (Detroit)
- Forlenza crime family (Cleveland)
West Coast
The reformed Commission (1961-present)
East Coast/Southern U.S.
Midwest
Gallery
Notes and references
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