Tag Archives: Mafia
Police have ‘never gotten so close’ to catching Mafia boss
(See related) (ANSA) – Palermo, December 13 – Police said Friday that they have never been so close as they are now to capturing the Sicilian Mafia’s fugitive number one boss, Matteo Messina Denaro. The comments came as close relatives … Continue reading
Appeals court convicts 46, acquits 13 in Turin mafia trial
(ANSA) – Turin, December 5 – The appeals phase of the so-called Minotaur mega-trial into the presence of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia in the greater Turin area ended Thursday with 46 convictions, 13 acquittals, and sentences totalling 210 years in … Continue reading
‘Say no to the Mafia’ says renowned Sicilian chef
(ANSA) – Palermo, December 5 – Sicilian chef Natale Giunta, who has been living under threat by organized crime after turning four men in for attempted extortion earlier this year, on Thursday renewed his appeal to businesspeople to stand up … Continue reading
15 billion euros in assets seized from mafia since 1992
(ANSA) – Palermo, November 26 – Italian police have seized nearly 15 billion euros in assets from mafia groups since 1992, government figures released Tuesday showed. Some seven billion of those 14.475 billion euros in assets were seized definitively, while … Continue reading
Mafia gang that fed live victim to pigs nabbed
(ANSA) – Reggio Calabria, November 26 – Italian police on Tuesday said they broke up a mafia gang that fed one of its victims alive to pigs. The Mazzagatti family, part of the Calabria-based ‘Ndrangheta mafia, is accused of murdering … Continue reading
Anti-Mafia head slams Berlusconi’s Mafia ‘hero’ claim
(ANSA) – Palermo, November 26 – Former premier Silvio Berlusconi’s description of a Mafia figure as a “hero” is particularly hurtful given how many true heroes have died in the fight against organized crime, the head of Italy’s anti-Mafia commission … Continue reading
Four arrested in 1993 execution of mafia man who wanted out
(ANSA) – Caserta, November 18 – A Naples judge ordered the arrest Monday of four people accused of killing a fellow mafia clansman in 1993 for trying to distance himself from the crime group. Only one of the four – … Continue reading
Exclusive Rome hotel seized in mafia sweep
(By Denis Greenan). (ANSA) – Rome, November 12 – A luxury Rome hotel was among assets seized from Calabrian businessmen linked to the ‘Ndrangheta mafia Tuesday.The Grand Hotel Gianicolo, a former monastery converted into a four-star hotel for the Catholic … Continue reading
Bari probe launched into alleged mafia waste in Puglia
(ANSA) – Bari, November 6 – Prosecutors in the southern Italian city of Bari have launched a probe into illegal toxic waste allegedly dumped in the Puglia region by the Camorra mafia in the 1990s, Bari prosecutor Pasquale Drago said … Continue reading
MPs call on interior minister to explain Mafia comments
(ANSA) – Rome, December 4 – Democratic Party (PD) MPs on Wednesday called on Interior Minister Angelino Alfano to explain his statements yesterday that the Mafia could be embarking on a new campaign of violence targeting State officials and the … Continue reading →