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Camorra

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1. Camorra - Noun

2. Camorra - Proper noun

Meaning

a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail

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Activities Compared to the Sicilian Mafia 's pyramidal structure, the Camorra has more of a 'horizontal' than a 'vertical' structure. Source: Internet

A fourth Scottish associate made history by becoming the first foreign member of the Camorra and is currently serving a jail sentence in the UK. Source: Internet

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation : error In 1995, the Camorra cooperated with the Russian mafia in a scheme in which the Camorra would bleach out US $1.00 bills and reprint them as $100s. Source: Internet

Behan, The Camorra, pp. 9-10 Since the 1880s, there is ample evidence of 'Ndrangheta-type groups in police reports and sentences by local courts. Source: Internet

Behan, The Camorra, p. 129 Despite the overwhelming magnitude of the problem, law enforcement officials continue their pursuit. Source: Internet

Behan, Camorra, pp. 184 In the 1970s and 1980s Raffaele Cutolo made an attempt to unify the Camorra families in the manner of the Sicilian Mafia, by forming the New Organized Camorra (Nuova Camorra Organizzata or NCO), but this proved unsuccessful. Source: Internet

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