The Italian Squad: How the NYPD Took Down the Black Hand Extortion Racket

by Andrew Paul Mele

At the turn of the twentieth century, thousands of Italian immigrants left their home country for the United States and, particularly, New York City. A small minority of the immigrants were members of a criminal syndicate that largely victimized fellow immigrants. The most common crime was a type of extortion known as "Black Hand." The methods of extortion were particularly violent, and included kidnapping, arson, and murder. The New York Police...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476679053
• ISBN13: 9781476679051
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher