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{{Distinguish|Russian Mafia}}
The '''Mafia''' (also known as '''Cosa Nostra''' or '''[[The Commission]]''') is a real-life criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Italy. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of immigration. In America, the Mafia often refers to Italian American organized crime in general, rather than just Sicilian American organized crime. Each Mafia family is lead by a Don or ''Capo Crimine''.


The '''Mafia''' (also known as '''Cosa Nostra''' or [[The Commission]]''' '''), is a real-life criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Italy. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of immigration. In America, the Mafia often refers to Italian American organized crime in general, rather than just Sicilian American organized crime. Each Mafia family is lead by a Don or ''Capo Crimine''. <gallery widths="120">
The Mafia had dominated organized crime in the United States until the latter decades of the 20th Century, when non-Italian criminal organizations and street gangs rose in prominence. Over the years, the mafia families has come into conflict with each other and with other gangs.
Mafia.jpg|Mobster in San Andreas
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Mafia in GTA IV.png|italian mafia in GTA IV
File:Mafia-GTASA-mobsters.jpg|Mobsters in San Andreas
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|[[Salvatore Leone]]
|[[Salvatore Leone]]
|[[Toni Cipriani]]<br />[[Joey Leone]]<br />[[Luigi Goterelli]]<br />[[Mickey Hamfists]]<br />[[Vincenzo Cilli]]<br />[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]<br />[[Giovanni Casa]]
|[[Toni Cipriani]]<br />[[Joey Leone]]<br />[[Luigi Goterelli]]<br />[[Mickey Hamfists]]<br />[[Vincenzo Cilli]]<br />[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]<br />[[Giovanni Casa]]
|[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] (originally Sicily, formerly [[Las Venturas]])
|[[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] ( Originally Sicily , formerly [[Las Venturas]])
|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto Advance|Advance]] (possibly)<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]
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|[[Forelli Family]]
|[[Forelli Family]]
|[[Franco Forelli]], [[Sonny Forelli]]
|[[Franco Forelli]]<br />[[Sonny Forelli]]
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[[Giorgio Forelli]]<br />[[Mike Forelli]] [[Marco Forelli]]
[[Giorgio Forelli]]<br />[[Mike Forelli]] <br />[[Marco Forelli]]
|Unknown (formerly [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and [[Las Venturas]])
|Unknown (formerly [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] and [[Las Venturas]])
|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]]
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|[[Paulie Sindacco]]
|[[Paulie Sindacco]]
|[[Johnny Sindacco]]<br />[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]<br />[[Bobby]]
|[[Johnny Sindacco]]<br />[[Joseph Daniel O'Toole]]<br />[[Bobby]]
|Las Venturas (formerly Liberty City)
|Las Venturas (formerly Liberty City )
|[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]]<br />[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]
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|[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]
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|[[Vercetti Crime Family]]
|[[Vercetti Gang|Vercetti Family]]
|[[Tommy Vercetti]]
|[[Tommy Vercetti]]
|[[Lance Vance]]<br />[[Ken Rosenberg]]<br />[[Mike (GTA Vice City)|Mike]]<br />[[Mario]]
|[[Lance Vance]]<br>[[Ken Rosenberg]]<br>[[Avery Carrington]]<br>[[Mike]]<br>[[Mario]]
|[[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]]
|[[Vice City]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Vice City]]
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|-
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|[[Pavano Family]]
[[Pavano Family]]
|[[Mary Valvona]]
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|[[Arthur Zepulla]]<br />[[Mario Venturella]]<br />[[Vito Menotti]]
[[Maria Valvona]]
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
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|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]
[[Maria Valvona]] [[Arthur Zepulla]]<br />[[Mario Venturella]]<br />[[Vito Menotti]]
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[[Algonquin]] and [[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[GTA IV]]
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|[[Lupisella Family]]
 
|[[Mark Lupisella]]
[[Lupisella Family]]
|[[Vincent Lupisella]]<br />[[Sonny Onorato]]<br />[[Moe Schwartz]]
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[[Mark Lupisella|Mark "Loopy" Lupisella]]
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[[Vincent Lupisella]]<br />[[Sonny Onorato]]<br />[[Moe Schwartz]]
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Bohan]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Bohan]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[GTA IV]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]
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|-
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|[[Gambetti Family]]
[[Gambetti Family]]
|[[Jon Gravelli]]
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|[[Sammy Bottino]]<br>[[Rosario Zito]]
[[Jon Gravelli]]
|[[Broker]], [[Dukes]], and [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
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|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]
[[Sammy Bottino|Salvatore Bottino]] [[Rosario Zito]]
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[[Broker]], [[Dukes]], and [[Algonquin]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[GTA IV]]
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|[[Messina Family]]
[[Messina Family]]
|[[Harvey Noto]]
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|[[Harry Hall]]<br>[[Mark Volpe]]
[[Harvey Noto]]
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
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|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
[[Harry Hall]]
 
[[Mark Volpe]]
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[[Algonquin]] and [[Dukes]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
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[[GTA IV]], [[GTA Chinatown Wars]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
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|[[Ancelotti Family]]
|[[Ancelotti Family]]
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|[[Charles Matteo]]<br />[[Anthony Spoleto]]<br />[[Frank Garone]]
|[[Charles Matteo]]<br />[[Anthony Spoleto]]<br />[[Frank Garone]]
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[Algonquin]] and [[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[GTA IV]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]
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|[[Pegorino Family]]
|[[Pegorino Family]]
|[[Jimmy Pegorino|Jimmy "The Peg" Pegorino]]
|[[Jimmy Pegorino]]
|[[Phil Bell]]<br />[[Ray Boccino]]<br />[[Anthony Corrado]]
|[[Phil Bell]]<br />[[Ray Boccino]]<br />[[Anthony Corrado]]
|[[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[Alderney]], [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|[[GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]]
|[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], [[The Lost and Damned]]
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==See Also==
*[[Don]]
*[[Underboss]]
*[[Consigliere]]
*[[Caporegime]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In [[GTA San Andreas]], every gang but the Mafia have three gang member models. The Mafia have one extra, making four.
* In [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]], every gang but the Mafia have three gang member models. The Mafia have one extra, making four.
 
* There is a glitch in GTA San Andreas that enables the player to gain more gang territories throughout the state of San Andreas. To exploit this glitch, fly a plane into the southwest or southeast corners of the map and continue onwards in the respective direction; continue this for a long period (30 real-world minutes is suggested), then either fly back (which will take a long time), or drown oneself after the 30-minute mark. After returning or awaking at a hospital, a glitch will have occurred, and there will be gang territories visible all over San Andreas. The Italian Mafia can now be encountered in Las Venturas, usually wielding Pistols and Desert Eagles, and driving [[Feltzer|Feltzers]], [[Sentinel|Sentinels]], or [[Admiral|Admirals]].
 


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[[Category:Liberty City]]
[[Category:Liberty City]]

Revision as of 05:18, 15 April 2014

      Not to be confused with Russian Mafia.

The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra or The Commission) is a real-life criminal secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Italy. An offshoot emerged on the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of immigration. In America, the Mafia often refers to Italian American organized crime in general, rather than just Sicilian American organized crime. Each Mafia family is lead by a Don or Capo Crimine.

The Mafia had dominated organized crime in the United States until the latter decades of the 20th Century, when non-Italian criminal organizations and street gangs rose in prominence. Over the years, the mafia families has come into conflict with each other and with other gangs.

Mafia Gangs

Name Leader Members Based Appearances
Leone Family Salvatore Leone Toni Cipriani
Joey Leone
Luigi Goterelli
Mickey Hamfists
Vincenzo Cilli
Joseph Daniel O'Toole
Giovanni Casa
Liberty City ( Originally Sicily , formerly Las Venturas) GTA III
Advance (possibly)
San Andreas
Liberty City Stories
Forelli Family Franco Forelli
Sonny Forelli

Giorgio Forelli
Mike Forelli
Marco Forelli

Unknown (formerly Liberty City and Las Venturas) GTA III
Vice City
San Andreas
Liberty City Stories
Vice City Stories
Sindacco Family Paulie Sindacco Johnny Sindacco
Joseph Daniel O'Toole
Bobby
Las Venturas (formerly Liberty City ) San Andreas
Liberty City Stories
Sicilian Mafia Uncle Leone Massimo Torini Sicily Liberty City Stories
Vercetti Family Tommy Vercetti Lance Vance
Ken Rosenberg
Avery Carrington
Mike
Mario
Vice City Vice City
Pavano Family Mary Valvona Arthur Zepulla
Mario Venturella
Vito Menotti
Algonquin and Alderney, Liberty City GTA IV
Lupisella Family Mark Lupisella Vincent Lupisella
Sonny Onorato
Moe Schwartz
Algonquin and Bohan, Liberty City GTA IV
Gambetti Family Jon Gravelli Sammy Bottino
Rosario Zito
Broker, Dukes, and Algonquin, Liberty City GTA IV
Messina Family Harvey Noto Harry Hall
Mark Volpe
Algonquin and Dukes, Liberty City GTA IV, GTA Chinatown Wars, The Ballad of Gay Tony
Ancelotti Family Giovanni Ancelotti Charles Matteo
Anthony Spoleto
Frank Garone
Algonquin and Alderney, Liberty City GTA IV, The Ballad of Gay Tony
Pegorino Family Jimmy Pegorino Phil Bell
Ray Boccino
Anthony Corrado
Alderney, Liberty City GTA IV, The Lost and Damned

See Also

Trivia

  • In GTA San Andreas, every gang but the Mafia have three gang member models. The Mafia have one extra, making four.
  • There is a glitch in GTA San Andreas that enables the player to gain more gang territories throughout the state of San Andreas. To exploit this glitch, fly a plane into the southwest or southeast corners of the map and continue onwards in the respective direction; continue this for a long period (30 real-world minutes is suggested), then either fly back (which will take a long time), or drown oneself after the 30-minute mark. After returning or awaking at a hospital, a glitch will have occurred, and there will be gang territories visible all over San Andreas. The Italian Mafia can now be encountered in Las Venturas, usually wielding Pistols and Desert Eagles, and driving Feltzers, Sentinels, or Admirals.