Because family is at the heart of the Mafia
Several families of Prohibition-era bootleggers in Rockford, Illinois were related through marriage and their Sicilian origins. When a suitor to one of the Domino girls wouldn't take no for an answer, he resorted to an Old World practice: kidnapping.
The Campisi family of Dallas, Texas, famous for a chain of restaurants and friendships with notorious gangsters, has always claimed the rumors are just that.
Along with Giuseppe Morello, Leoluca “Mr. Luke” Trumbatore, and Ignacio “Jack” Dragna, Carlo and Joe Piranio are among the first Mafia bosses in the United States.
