Cosa Nostra
Example Sentences
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He had persuaded the F.B.I. to stop using the terms Mafia and Cosa Nostra in its news releases.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
Former FBI Director James Comey described his first meeting with Trump, in which he demanded loyalty, as feeling “like Sammy the Bull’s Cosa Nostra induction ceremony.”
From Slate • Apr. 30, 2024
University of Essex criminology professor Anna Sergi told the BBC it was doubtful Cosa Nostra could survive without its mythological boss, who had become the symbol of the Mafia's resilience.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2023
Even while a fugitive, Messina Denaro, who had a power base in western Sicily, was considered Sicily’s Cosa Nostra top boss.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2023
Despite his notoriety, prosecutors have always doubted that Messina Denaro became the "boss of bosses" after Provenzano's capture, saying it was more likely that he was simply the head of Cosa Nostra in western Sicily.
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2023
