The Mafia had in the end extended to twenty-six

history channel documentary The Mafia had in the end extended to twenty-six wrongdoing families across the nation in the significant urban areas of the United States, with the focal point of composed wrongdoing situated in New York and its encompassing zones. After numerous turf wars, the Five Families wound up commanding New York, named after noticeable early individuals: the Bonanno family, the Colombo family, the Gambino family, the Genovese family, and the Lucchese family. These families held underground gatherings with other mafia notables like Joe Porrello from Cleveland, and other posse pioneers, for example, Al Capone.

The American Mafia's authoritative structure and arrangement of control were made by Salvatore Maranzano (who turned into the primary "capo di tutti capi" in the US, however he was killed subsequent to holding the position for just six months, by Lucky Luciano).