Italy arrests 16 Sicilian Greco clan mafia members An operation by Palermo’s District Antimafia Directorate (DDA), in collaboration with the police and Carabinieri, has brought the arrest of 16 men, for crimes of mafia association and extortion. The investigation has also revealed much about the inner workings of the Greco, Roccella and Brancaccio clans of … [Read more…]
Cosa Nostra clan connected to New York mafia dismantled by Italian police Italian police have dismantled a Cosa Nostra clan linked to the New York mafia. On July 14th, Italian officials hit the Torretta clan with the arrest of eleven alleged members accused of infiltrating the Sicilian political and economic system in addition to their … [Read more…]
Release of Italian mafia hitman Giovanni Brusca sparks outrage in Italy The release from prison of one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters-turned-informants generated more outrage Thursday, even after he was shown in an old jailhouse interview apologizing to his many victims for his role in “this factory of death.” Giovanni Brusca, 64, got out of prison … [Read more…]
Most-wanted mafia boss Rocco Morabito arrested in Brazil years after 2019 prison escape On Monday, Brazil’s Federal Police arrested one of Italy’s most-wanted mobsters, putting an end to a years-long international chase after Rocco Morabito, a prominent member of one of the world’s most powerful crime syndicates, the ‘Ndrangheta. After having been on the run … [Read more…]
Millions of euros seized in anti-‘Ndrangheta operation Italy led a Europe-wide police operation Wednesday against the ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group, seizing cocaine and millions of euros in assets in early morning raids. Several hundred police and officials in Italy, Germany, Spain and Romania were involved in the operation aimed at breaking up drug trafficking and … [Read more…]
Sicilian judge killed by mafia is one step closer to sainthood Almost three decades after being declared a martyr by Pope John Paul II, an Italian judge murdered by the mafia in Sicily took a step closer to sainthood on Sunday. The beatification of Rosario Livatino will take place in the cathedral in Agrigento, the … [Read more…]
Journalist’s murder connected to Greek organized crime Greek police in Athens believe that the shooting assassination of Giorgos Karaivaz, a reputed investigative crime journalist, was ordered by organized crime figures. According to these reports, he was investigating a series of hits between rival syndicates at the time of his death. He was shot eight times … [Read more…]
Italian police seize 50 million in Camorra assets, 26 arrested Italian officials took 26 alleged members of the Camorra into custody and seized over 50 million euros in assets in an Italy-wide investigation on Monday. Naples, Salerno, Imperia, Cosenza, Ancona and Reggio Emilia were the locations of the arrests. The goal of the operation was … [Read more…]
‘Ndrangheta fugitive found, arrested after posting YouTube cooking videos A Mafia fugitive, who has been on the run since 2014, has been caught after being spotted in YouTube cooking videos he made with his wife, Italian police said last Monday. Marc Feren Claude Biart, 53, had been avoiding his ordered arrest for alleged cocaine trafficking … [Read more…]
Most-wanted ‘Ndrangheta member arrested in Barcelona A member of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta who had been on the run since 2018 and was on the list of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives was arrested in Barcelona on Friday. Giuseppe Romeo, a key player in the ‘Ndrangheta’s European cocaine trade, received 20 years in jail on mafia and … [Read more…]
Canadian anti-mafia prosecution falls apart after police misconduct Charges from Ontario’s most substantial investigation into Italian organized crime have been suspended due to police misconduct. The investigation, titled Project Sindacato, was an 18-month long operation that led to the arrests of alleged Figliomeni Crime Family members, including the reported leader of the ‘Ndrangheta-based group Angelo … [Read more…]
Sicilian ‘Cosa Nostra’ mobsters arrested for COVID exploitation Italian officials arrested 16 suspected Cosa Nostra members on Tuesday for using the COVID-19 pandemic to distribute welfare to poor families. They were also allegedly using violence to solidify their local jurisdiction. “It wasn’t a good sort of welfare,” said Arturo Guarino, head of Carabinieri police in … [Read more…]
Former ‘Ndrangheta boss to testify in massive trial Luigi Bonaventura, 49, former high-ranking member in the ‘Ndrangheta, is set to testify in the current trial against 350 ‘Ndrangheta members. The trial began on Wednesday and is expected to be two years in length in Lamezia Terme, southern Calabria. Suspects include lawyers, politicians, businesspeople and more hardened … [Read more…]
Italian woman murdered and ‘fed to pigs’ by mafia over land dispute Maria Chindamo, a 42-year-old businesswoman from the Calabria region in Italy, was murdered and fed to a group of pigs after refusing to give her land to a mafia-involved neighbor. Chindamo vanished from her Limbadi municipality farm on May 6th, 2016 and was … [Read more…]
Italian officials detain mafioso for role in child’s murder On Friday, the Sicilian police arrested a mafioso for his involvement in the notorious kidnapping and a murder of young boy in 1996. Giuseppe Costa is accused of committing numerous mafia-related crimes after his release in 2007, and after a decade in jail for his role … [Read more…]