Italian-American Civil Rights League

The Italian-American Civil Rights League (IACRL) was a political advocacy group created in New York City in April 1970. William Santoro, a defense attorney that represented many Colombo crime family figures, was responsible for the legal work that incorporated the league. Its stated goal was to combat pejorative stereotypes about Italian-Americans, but in actuality, it operated as a public relations firm to deny the existence of the American Mafia and improve the image of mobsters. Following its closure, a separate organization was founded which borrowed the name and continues to be active.

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