The subject of the Valachi hearings in the Senate in 1963, this organization practices a code of silence known as "omerta.
The subject of the Valachi hearings in the Senate in 1963, this organization practices a code of silence known as "omerta." The hierarchy involves a capofamiglia or boss who is aided directly by a sotto capo (or underboss) and a consigliere, or a counsellor. One name for this group means ‘our family' in Italian. For ten points, name this criminal syndicate that holds economic and political sway over Sicily and is celebrated in the Godfather novels and movies.
The subject of the Valachi hearings in the Senate in 1963, this organization practices a code of silence known as "omerta.
The {Mafia} (or {Cosa Nostra}) (prompt for The Mob)