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Two members of the Lucchese crime family have been charged with murdering a fellow family member and the attempted murder of a Bonanno family member from Whitestone. The U.S. attorney\u2019s office said Caldwell and Londonio were members of the criminal organization, La Cosa Nostra, also known as the Mafia.

La Cosa Nostra operated through six entities known as families in the New York/ New Jersey area, including the Lucchese family, Bonnano family, and Gambino family. The families operate through groups known as \u201ccrews\u201d or \u201cregimes\u201d that consists of \u201cmade\u201d members, sometimes known as \u201csoldiers\u201d or \u201cgood fellows.\u201d

\u2022What are \u201cSoldiers?\u201d What are Associates?\u201d
\u2022How do they become a member of the family?
\u2022What does it mean to be \u201cMade?\u201d
\u2022Is the above story evidence that the Mafia still operates and remains strong?

Expert Insight from a True Mafia Historian and Co-Author of \u201cThe Lufthansa Heist: Behind the Six-Million Dollar Cash Haul That Shook the World\u201d with Henry Hill


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