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Cosa Nostra

[koh-zuh nohs-truh] / ˈkoʊ zə ˈnoʊs trə /


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Police say their latest investigation follows some of the Cosa Nostra money trail.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

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

Prosecutors had hoped in vain he would collaborate with them and reveal Cosa Nostra secrets.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

Despite his notoriety, prosecutors have always doubted that Messina Denaro became the Mafia "boss of bosses", saying it was more likely that he was simply the head of Cosa Nostra in western Sicily.

From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023


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