Mafia Migration to the U.S.

     At the end of the 19th century, Guiseppe Esposito, became the fist known mafia member to migrate to the  United States. He and six other Sicilian members fled to New York after becoming too high profile to remain in Italy. Following in these individuals footsteps, many other mafia bosses moved their families and the business that came with them to the U.S. to enhance their possible profits. Developing into the Five Points Gang, the Sicilian mafia began to gain a foothold, and dominate New York City. Soon after, the Prohibition Era began, creating an optimal environment for the mafia to flourish. This led to an onslaught of Sicilian mobsters coming to America, and the expansion of the mafia into many of the major cities in the U.S.

-Keenan Fleming and Xander Norman