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One case zeroed in on the rigging of poker games backed by the Mafia and the other on the use of nonpublic information to place wagers on multiple NBA games.
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
But did Spilotro go about life as an upstanding model citizen who rubbed elbows with the Vegas elite, while quietly and stealthily protecting the Mafia's financial interests in Vegas casinos?
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
The goal is for one group of players (the Mafia) to eliminate others (the Townspeople) or vice versa.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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Chloe Atkins,
NBC news,
1 July 2026
But did Spilotro go about life as an upstanding model citizen who rubbed elbows with the Vegas elite, while quietly and stealthily protecting the Mafia's financial interests in Vegas casinos?
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
He was invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa, where agents with ties to the FBI, CIA and the Mafia, plotted to assassinate him.
—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
The goal is for one group of players (the Mafia) to eliminate others (the Townspeople) or vice versa.
—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Mafia
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“The Mafia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Mafia. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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