Final

Question 1

What is the Commission?

Answer 1

A committee of the five New York Bosses whose function is to create and enforce rules across the families

Question 2

What was the original name of the motorcycle group created by the WWII vets?

Answer 2

Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington

Question 3

What are the 8 features of Organized Crime

Answer 3

1. Absence of Political Goals 2. Use of Violence 3. Unique Subculture 4. Perpetuates itself 5. Monopolistic 6. Limited Membership 7. Governed by Rules and regulations 8. Hierarchical

Question 4

Differences between Organized Crime and Terrorism

Answer 4

Organized crime is financially driven, they conduct their activities secretly. Terrorism strives for media attention and political impact

Question 5

3 steps of Money Laundering

Answer 5

1. Placement Getting currency into the bank without reporting its source. 2. Layering Hiding its criminal origins through a series of complex transactions 3. Integregation Making the proceeds available in an apparently legitimate form.

Question 6

4 million Jews migrated from this location

Answer 6

Mezzogiorno, Italy

Question 7

What was the CastellaMarese War?

Answer 7

Mafia war for Italian American Mafia leadership and domination in New York. Won by Salvatore Maranzano

Question 8

Name the five Mafia Families of NY

Answer 8

Gambino, Colombo, Bonanno, Genovese, Lucchese

Question 9

Structure of NY Mafia Families

Answer 9

Top-Down: Boss, underboss, counselor/advisor, Captain, Soldiers

Question 10

Name some American Mafia Rules

Answer 10

Don’t use surnames, never engage in homosexual activities, violence must be used to ensure respect, Do not use telephones except to arrange meeting places, , do not ask unnecessary questions

Question 11

Newly Member in O.C other than a made guy

Answer 11

A friend of ours

Question 12

Range of percent for MS13

Answer 12

10-40 percent

Question 13

Covert Money Transfer

Answer 13

Hawala

Question 14

What are the three subcultures ?

Answer 14

Criminal, Conflict, Retreatist

Question 15

Why do motorcycle gangs refer to themselves as “One percenters?”

Answer 15

American motorcycle gangs represent less than one percent of the motorcycling population.

Question 16

What are some characteristics of a motorcycle gangs?

Answer 16

Paramilitary, tight knit society, code of silence

Question 17

Serves as national or international headquarters. Resolves local club problems

Answer 17

Mother Club

Question 18

Who is the enforcer or toughest member in a motorcycle club.

Answer 18

Sergeant-at-arms

Question 19

What is the official club insignia called?

Answer 19

Colors or patch

Question 20

OMCs exhibit a number of bureaucratic characteristics. what are they?

Answer 20

1.Elaborate hierarchy, specialization, advancement based on skill, and written rules and regulations. 2. Same style of dress, colors, and motorcycles—large Harley-Davidsons. 3. Secretary-treas. records minutes of meetings, collects and maintains dues.

Question 21

What is another name of loansharking ?

Answer 21

Usurious and Shylocking

Question 22

Who are the two Jewish Organized crime criminals ?

Answer 22

Meyer Lanski & Bugsy Siegel

Question 23

What is RICO? How is it used?

Answer 23

Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organizations was established to attack organized crime groups and their organizations

Question 24

What are the three types of conspiracy?

Answer 24

Wheel conspiracy: members aware of each other, and agree to the task.
Chain conspiracy: member aware he is a necessary link.
Enterprise conspiracy: member agrees to participate in 2 or more acts in furtherance of the organization; do not have to know activities of others

Question 25

What is racketeering ?

Answer 25

Engaging in ongoing conspiracies or enterprising

Question 26

What is forfeiture ?

Answer 26

Government’s lawful seizure of a person’s property

Question 27

What are the two types of forfeiture?

Answer 27

Civil Forfeiture: Independent of a criminal proceeding (i.e., conviction of the property owner is immaterial), the government can forfeit an owner’s property that has been acquired or used illegally. Criminal Forfeiture: As part of a criminal proceeding, the government can forfeit an owner’s property that has been acquired or used illegally once the owner has been convicted of certain offenses (e.g., RICO) related to that property. A third party who was a transferee of the property may have a successful claim on the property if the party was reasonably without any knowledge of the illegality.

Question 28

What is a CTR?

Answer 28

A currency Transaction report, used when a bank transaction exceeds $10,000

Question 29

What is a fence?

Answer 29

Person who knowingly buys and sells stolen property as an illicit business.

Question 30

What is fencing ?

Answer 30

Buying stolen property, which is then distributed (sold) to customers who don’t care where it came from.

Question 31

What is a conspiracy?

Answer 31

Planning with another person to commit a crime; thus, a written, oral, or tacit agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act or to achieve by unlawful means an act not in itself criminal

Question 32

Why is WITSEC important ? Who is it run by?

Answer 32

a government witness, whose life is in danger, is provided security at the request of a prosecutor and approval of the U.S. Attorney General, and under the supervision and service of the U.S. Marshals Service

Question 33

What is usury?

Answer 33

Lending money at a rate of interest in excess of the legal rate that may be charged to a borrower for the use of money.

Question 34

Describe what a "tap" is

Answer 34

An electronic listening device secretly connected to a telephone line in order to overhear conversations from a remote location; for example, a “telephone tap” or “to tap a telephone,” as authorized by a search warrant.

Question 35

Who is the don of a mafia family?

Answer 35

the head of the Family

Question 36

The connection between OC and illegal business can take one of three forms?

Answer 36

Parasitic: members of a criminal organization extort money from illegal entrepreneurs under a threat of violence. Reciprocal: members of a criminal organization require legitimate or illegal entrepreneurs to pay a fixed or percentage amount but in return provide services such restricting market entry, debt collection, and arbitration. Entrepreneurship: a member of a criminal organization provides an illegal good such as drugs or a service such as enforcement of restraint of trade agreements.

Question 37

What is gambling?

Answer 37

Gambling includes a wide array of games of chance and sporting events on which wagers are made.

Question 38

What is considered a low priority to law enforcement ?

Answer 38

Gambling

Question 39

A basic method for solving disputes

Answer 39

A sitdown

Question 40

What are the three levels of compartmentalization?

Answer 40

Cell: operate independently(lowest) Controller: Responsible for overall operations of the several cells (Middle) Central Command: overseas & coordinates operations through controllers (Highest)

Question 41

What is extortion?

Answer 41

Act of obtaining money or property from another person by use of force or threat of future harm, which can be in the form of physical injury, property damage, or exposure to ridicule or criminal charges; formerly called blackmail.