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One leader of this organization gained power with the help of a man known as “The Artichoke King.” That power struggle led to the formation of a governing body for this organization which later met at the Apalachin meeting. (15[1])A non-Serbian organization called the “Black Hand” was subsumed by this organization in the 1920s. (15[1])The largest trial in world history (15[1])which indicted 475 (15[1])members of this organization is known as the (*) Maxi Trial. Members (10[1])of this organization in New York were often associated with one of the “Five Families,” (10[1])and they followed (10[1])a code (10[1])of silence called the omertà. For 10 points, identify this criminal organization led by individuals like Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. ■END■

ANSWER: American Mafia [or Italian-American Mafia; or Sicilian Mafia; or the Mob; or the Cosa Nostra] (The governing body in the second-line is The Commission.)
<JW, American History>
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Braden BoothMissouriChicago A3815
Cyrus ZhouWUSTLPurdue B5315
David NickelPurdue COhio State B5915
Henry CafaroChicago BChicago D6215
Danielle WebbSIUE APurdue A7310
Jay KimChicago CMichigan B8810
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichigan AOhio State A9110
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