In 2007, the Italian police intercepted a document in a gang gathering place in Sicily. It recorded the strict rules of the Mafia, stipulating that members must be loyal to Corsanostra as soon as they become effective, with pure blood and a sense of morality. No stealing or plagiarism, no mingling with the police, no exposure to the media spotlight, and so on. One of them is related to women: "You must not molest other people's wives, you must respect your own wives and children, and treat your family as one." Gangsters will not divorce after they get married, let alone insult their wives. Respect is the cornerstone of an organization. , Of course, including family.
FBI agent Cole had seen such an incident. Once they went to arrest a fugitive’s house. The man’s wife came to open the door. She spoke to the police in a strong Italian accent, claiming that her husband was not at home. Later, the woman began to curse in Italian, and Cole retaliated in Italian. At this time, the "husband who was not at home" suddenly came out to accuse the police. The police said she was the first to scold me. The gangster said, "No, then you can't scold her!" Then the police took him into the police car. But respect does not mean loyalty. Almost every gang member has a mistress, but they abide by the rules. They belong to their wives every Saturday. They usually hang out with their mistresses and other women, and they forget to return to nightclubs and bars, and their wives are tacitly aware. Hill is a full-time killer of the Lucesse family. He was involved in the murder of 24 people. After his accomplices shot, he engraved marks on the handle of the gun. He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "They are so perverted." Hill had three girlfriends at the time. Once he was invited to a dance party. He entered the door three times in a row, changed different costumes and female partners, and finally took his wife. He said, "No matter what others say, don't let you
His wife and lover met.” Michael, known as the godfather of the Yuppies, could have become a doctor, but in order to bail his father, who was imprisoned for extortion, he gave up his studies and stepped into the underworld. Later, he became a family boss, made a movie, and entered the mainstream. He also won the Good Citizen Award from the Miami government. At the same time, he collected hundreds of millions of dollars by stealing gasoline taxes and devouring local financial resources. He said: "I don't know why, we always attract girls to love, they will take the initiative to come together, you can pick a few you like, pay a lot of money, and then they are yours. Members can exchange female partners. , Even the wife, but don’t want it face to face, you can fool around secretly."
In the 1980s, the eavesdropping operation started. Frank was an agent in Philadelphia. He said: "One time, we heard a boss call his subordinates and he said,'I order you to go out now. , It took two hours to go and two hours to return. The subordinate said'OK' and then hung up the phone. Five minutes later, the boss called again, and the subordinate
's wife answered it. He said "Is he gone?" The woman said, "Go." Then the boss said, "Okay, wait for me at home, don't wear clothes."" FBI agent Cole said: "Whether they are cheating or committing a crime, this All the police know everything.” The
most unlucky of the five big families is the big Paul of the Gambino family. This grandfather had an affair with his housekeeper when he was 70 years old, which put his wife Nina to shame, and the police arrested him. In Paul's time, what he was most afraid of was not the crimes of his own crimes, but the fact that he had done a penile prosthesis implantation operation to please his mistress and spread to his subordinates' ears. Unfortunately, the news spread quickly. The Gambino family fell into a trough. The family speculator John Gauti took the opportunity to intervene. On the day Paul was released on parole, he was killed in a steakhouse in Manhattan. He was ashamed and he dared not go to the front door. , The result was killed. After the Gambino family was taken over by John, the modern godfather ignored the precepts and introduced a large number of members of foreign blood, and often dressed up to slander the city, publicly defied the law in speeches in the media. In 1997, John was arrested in prison for murder and blackmail. He was sentenced to life imprisonment three times for the crime. The gangster, known as the exquisite godfather, died in prison in 2002. He was able to say that he was suffering from throat cancer.
In the late 1990s, the loyalty rate of gangsters in the police station soared to 450%. Tony is one of them. He is one of the few people who have stolen the boss’s money and survived. He said: “Before my wife married me, she realized that she was not married to a person, but an organization, and a woman regarded a woman as property. Organization. But this is my profession. I don’t want to rob the pottery shops where old men and old ladies go in broad daylight. I only rob underground brothels. Those people know what they are doing. I know it, and my wife knows it too. When she yelled at me, I would give her a wad of money,'Take it, go shopping.' Then she shut up. Now I was arrested, and one of my companions gave my wife fifty dollars , I used to pay him 200,000 dollars when I helped him sell drugs, but now he only pays my wife fifty dollars."
Ron is an undercover agent for the police. He once sent two godfathers to prison, John Stanfa and Monos. The two had fought for turf, but in the end they both went to jail because of his subordinates' testimonies. Ron is of Sicilian descent. He said: "I only believe in myself, whether I am in the police station or the gang."
Now, Luo En recovered as a police officer, and Tony still accepts police protection. Hill moved to another country and lived by painting and writing. He was the prototype of the movie "Good Guy". They once witnessed the shadows of swords and blood, and the disputes between the rivers and lakes. Now these people bear potential dangers and lead a peaceful life. Many people forget those precepts, but some people still abide by their attachments.
Michael still remembers walking into a dark room in a suit when he was twenty years old. The family godfather cut off his fingers and placed a picture of a burning saint on the palm of his hand. It originated from the ancient ritual of the lemon grove in Sicily. The family soldier became the boss and went to jail in 1995.
"I don’t like them calling me yuppies, maybe because I’m young and leading the fashion, but now I’m old, maybe when I’m out of prison, I’m seen somewhere, they’ll say,'Guess who I see Now, it's Francis' and they will come and kill me." Michael is still serving his sentence. He has not accused any family members in ten years and has taken all the charges alone.
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