Organized Crime

John Gotti: The Teflon Don's Role in the Downfall of the Gambino Crime Family

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May 28, 2023<June 4, 2023

The Teflon Don & The Downfall of the Gambino Crime Family

The story of John Gotti, also known as the “Teflon Don,” is an infamous chapter in the history of the American mafia. His rise…

Mobb Mafia Ties Frank Sintara

February 15, 2023<May 21, 2023

Mobb Ties: Frank Sintara

Frank Sinatra and the Mafia: Unraveling the Controversy Introduction: Frank Sinatra, the legendary American singer, actor, and cultural icon, is widely known for his…

Sicilian Mafia: Origins Of Ormeta

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January 20, 2023<April 22, 2023

Sicilian Mafia: Origins Of Omertà

The Sicilian Mafia’s origins together with its Code Of Omertà (Code Of Silence) lie in the chaos that followed land reforms in late 19th…

The Pablo Escobar Suicide Theory

<img width="370" height="255" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?fit=370%2C255&ssl=1" class="attachment-masonry-size size-masonry-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="The Pablo Escobar Suicide Theory" data-attachment-id="42883" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/the-pablo-escobar-suicide-theory/imageedit_1_5784150426/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?fit=699%2C481&ssl=1" data-orig-size="699,481" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="The Pablo Escobar Suicide Theory" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?fit=300%2C206&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?fit=699%2C481&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?w=699&ssl=1 699w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?resize=300%2C206&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?resize=370%2C255&ssl=1 370w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?resize=570%2C392&ssl=1 570w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/imageedit_1_5784150426.jpg?fit=370%2C255&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

September 12, 2022<April 22, 2023

The Pablo Escobar Suicide Theory

According to Pablo Escobar’s Son Juan Sebastian Marroquin, Pablo Escobar died by committing Suicide. The Rise & Fall Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar was born…

Russian Mafia Vorami v Zakone

<img width="370" height="247" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?fit=370%2C247&ssl=1" class="attachment-masonry-size size-masonry-size wp-post-image jetpack-lazy-image lazyload" alt="Russian Mafia Vorami v Zakone" data-attachment-id="41715" data-permalink="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/russian-mafia-thieves-by-law/vorcover/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,467" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Russian Mafia Vorami v Zakone" data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1" data-lazy-srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?resize=585%2C390&ssl=1 585w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px" data-lazy-src="https://i0.wp.com/www.afrikaiswoke.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/VorCover.jpg?fit=370%2C247&ssl=1&is-pending-load=1">

August 31, 2022<April 22, 2023

Russian Mafia: Thieves In Law

The Russian Mafia or Vory v Zakone (“Thieves-in-Law”) has its origins in the Gulag Prison system of the Communist Soviet Union. Origins Of Russian…

Sicilian Mafia: The Falcone Assassination

May 1, 2022<May 3, 2023

Sicilian Mafia: The Falcone Assassination

The assassination of Anti-Mafia Prosecutor Giovanni Falcone in Palermo on May 23 1992 was a turning point in the war againt the Sicilian Mafia….

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January 7, 2022<April 22, 2023

The Black Hand Mafia

What is the Black Hand Mafia? The Black Hand Mafia was a powerful Italian crime syndicate that operated in the United States from the…