Boss — My Husband Mafia

In popular culture, the wife of a mafia boss is a figure of envy and intrigue. From Carmela Soprano’s sprawling New Jersey mansion to the designer wardrobes of real-life ‘godmothers,’ the image is one of opulent power. She is the queen of a shadow empire, untouchable and draped in diamonds.

The diamonds are real. But so are the tears on them. If you or someone you know is involved in an organized crime relationship and seeking a way out, resources like the National Trafficking Hotline or Witness Protection programs (via the FBI/DOJ) can provide confidential guidance. my husband mafia boss

As one former Camorra wife (testifying under a pseudonym, Maria ) told the Italian Anti-Mafia Commission : “I knew the suitcase held a gun. I ironed the shirt he wore to the ‘meeting.’ But the moment I said ‘Don’t go,’ he looked at me as if I had become the enemy. The wife’s job is to see and forget.” While the boss is feared outside, inside the home, that fear curdles. Criminological data suggests that rates of domestic abuse are significantly higher in organized crime households than in the general population, though they are almost never reported. Why? Because his power is violence. A black eye is not a crime; it is a “disagreement.” And who would she call? The police? The police he owns? In popular culture, the wife of a mafia