The Commission

"The Commission" is a term used to describe the consortium of five crime families: the Gigante Crime Family, the Catalano Crime Family, the Valentino Crime Family, the Vaccaro Crime Family and the Mancini Crime Family.

The Commission is sometimes referred to as "the mob" and "the mafia."

### Organizational Structure

The Commission is headed by The Montgomery Family. The Commission has a single **chairman** that oversees the activities of the five families and ensures they act together in their mutual best interests, rather than fighting together. William Montgomery is the current chairman of The Commission.

The **Secretary** ensures The Commission's paperwork and filings are in order to keep law enforcement heat off them. Jimmy Sternberg is the current secretary of The Commission.

Each of the five families operate independently of the other but their actions and business interests often crossover. Each family shares the exact same organizational structure as each of the others.

### History

The Commission was founded in 1992 following a major organized RICO trial against each of the five families individually. The trials and subsequent media attention which changed public perception of the five mafia families severely weakened their numbers and influence.

Following the RICO trials, all five of the families were caught in a brutal six-month-long war. With each of their numbers and influence decreasing, they all saw a war for supremacy as the only way to regain their control. After six months of warfare which accomplished nothing except weakening all of the families even further, William Montgomery organized a sitdown with the bosses of each family. They combined Montgomery's wealth and political influence with the street power of the five families which quickly led to the families becoming even more powerful than they bad been before the RICO trials. As part of this new relationship, the families promised to stop fighting.

### Internal Conflicts

Since the founding of The Commission, there has not been a single major conflict between the families. As part of their rules (known as **regole**), if a boss of one family has an issue with the boss of another family, a sitdown must be held between the chairman and the bosses of each of the families where the conflict is discussed diplomatically. In accordance with regole, made men are considered untouchable. If a member of one family kills a member of another family, it is the duty of the killer's boss to have the killer whacked.

### Regole

The Commission's rules are known as regole. The rules are unbendable and any breaking of the rules is punishable by death. Regole must be followed by both the members and the bosses of each of the families.

1. Always respect the oath of omertà.
2. No money can be appropriated if it belongs to another family or the friends of another family.
3. Never refer to another member by name. If they must be mentioned, refer to them only as "our friend."
4. All appointments and commission decisions must be absolutely respected.
5. Should conflict arise, it is the immediate duty of the bosses to call a timely meeting.
6. The chairman and the bosses of all five families must be present for all commission sitdowns. Nobody but the chairman, secretary and bosses may attend commission sitdowns.
7. Made men are untouchable. If a made man or associate kills a made man of another family without first obtaining the blessing of the victim's boss, it is the responsibility of the killer's boss to have the killer whacked and to pay the victim's boss fair reparations.
8. When asked for information by a boss or the secretary or chairman of the commission, the answer must be the full and honest truth.
9. All made men must be of traceable Sicilian descent. Women cannot become made men.
10. Do not call attention to this thing of ours.

### Influence

The Commission is the most powerful criminal organization in New York.

### Strength of Each Family

Although all five families are extremely influential and powerful, some are more powerful than others. In order of strongest to weakest:

1. Gigante
2. Catalano
3. Valentino
4. Vaccaro
5. Mancini