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""three or more persons having a common identifying sign or symbol, or an identifiable leadership who continuously or regularly associate in the commission of criminal activities.""
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gang activity is not limited to any specific race, economic status, or political ideology.
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Youth and street gangs often pay a high price for membership.
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Initiation rights often involve committing serious criminal and sometimes violent acts to prove loyalty.
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Law enforcement still considers the Mafia the largest organized crime group in the United States.
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The Mafia emerged in New York's Lower East Side and other areas of the East Coast of the United States during the late 19th century following waves of Italian immigration, especially from Sicily
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The Mafia is currently most active in New York City, New Jersey, Philadelphia, New England, Detroit and Chicago,[
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Los Angeles, Texas, Florida and Las Vegas. There have been at least 26 cities around the United States with Cosa Nostra families, with many more offshoots, splinter groups and associates in other cities. There are five main New York City Mafia families,
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Origins in Sicily, founded in New York City
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Active in many parts of America during its peak, currently active mostly in Northeastern United States, Chicago, Detroit, Texas and Florida
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Throughout the winter of 1931, most of the Tape Bandits were rounded up, including Nelson
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some believe it originated in 1282 during the French invasion of Sicily and the saying, "Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela"
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Then, eventually the word "mafia" came to mean "manly", in Sicily.
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The stingray's tail features a poisonous barb
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Stingrays are commonly found in the shallow coastal waters of temperate seas. They spend the majority of their time inactive, partially buried in sand, often moving only with the sway of the tide.
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camouflaging it from predatory sharks and larger rays.
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head and trunk with an infamous tail trailing behind.
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While the stingray's eyes peer out from its dorsal side, its mouth, nostrils, and gill slits are situated on its underbelly.
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Like its shark relatives, the stingray is outfitted with electrical sensors called ampullae of Lorenzini.
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Many rays have jaw teeth to enable them to crush mollusks such as clams, oysters, and mussels.
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The stingray's spine, or barb, can be ominously fashioned with serrated edges and a sharp point. The underside may produce venom, which can be fatal to humans, and which can remain deadly even after the stingray's death.
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In Greek mythology,
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