Editing Syndicate (section)

==Crime syndicates==
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Crime syndicates are formed to coordinate, promote, and engage in [[organized crime]], running common illegal businesses on a subnational, national, or international scale. The subunit of the syndicate is a [[crime family]] or clan, organized by blood relationships, as seen in the [[Italian Mafia]] and the [[Italian American Mafia crime families]] (the [[Five Families]] dominating [[New York City]] crime, namely, the [[Gambino crime family]], [[Genovese crime family]], [[Lucchese crime family]], [[Bonanno crime family]], and the [[Colombo crime family]]).