The Mob (F.C.)

The Mob has been a power in the Freedom City area since the early 1900s. It grew considerably during the Prohibition era, selling bootleg liquor and running speakeasies and secret gin parlors. Although the FBI and local police worked hard to bring down the powerful Mob bosses, they were never able to do more than treat the symptoms, rather than curing the disease. For every mobster taken down, another came along to fill his place.
In the 1950s, the Mob extended its influence over the docks in Southside and Downtown, places where contraband was smuggled in and out the city. They also exerted considerable influence with local labor unions and the casinos and businesses along The Boardwalk.
During the 1980s, the Freedom City Mob rose to new heights of power when Boss Raphael Oliverti established a “working relationship” with Mayor Franklin Moore’s administration. Rogue superheroes like FORCE Ops were very nearly the only check on the Mob’s influence in Freedom City at that time, with the police looking the other way and city hall in the syndicate’s pocket. That came to an end when Mayor O’Connor assumed office and chased Moore out of town.
When Boss Oliverti was assassinated, the “family business” would have passed to his oldest son, Giovanni "Johnny" Oliverti, but other families insisted that leadership of the Mob go to Alberto "Big Al" Driogano. Boss Driogano moved quickly to secure his power, and surprised everyone by aggressively expanding Mob operations in the city, opposing Mayor O’Connor’s cleanup efforts.
Since then, the Mob’s influence has been linked to the prosperity of Freedom City. Tourism brings thousands of people to casinos along the boardwalk, fattening Mob coffers. Their influence in the booming construction business has been a windfall. There is always income from the usual markets in drugs, vice, and prostitution. Contraband is smuggled in to the Southside docks in the dead of night, stored in Mob-controlled warehouses. Despite their best efforts, the DA’s office cannot pin anything on the higher-ups in any of the major Mob families of Freedom. The police bring in Mob soldiers and made-men, only to release them on bail soon after thanks to their high-priced attorneys.

Type

Illicit, Gang

Notable Members

• August Roman