Children in the Camorra Mafia *VIDEO QUALITY WILL BE CORRECTED IN NEXT EPISODE* Naples, Italy has been a central child recruitment center for the Camorra Mafia for decades. The Camorra is an Italian Mafia-type criminal organization and criminal society originating in the region of Campania. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations … [Read more…]
[VIDEO] Mafia extortionist arrested after secret film emerges A mafia extortionist finds himself arrested after a video emerges of him trying to collect pizzo, protection money, from local businessman, Giuseppe Piraino. Piraino seemingly resisted the mafioso by showing him a picture of Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone, two former anti-mafia judges killed by cosa nostra back … [Read more…]
Italian officials ramp up efforts to protect companies from mafia infiltration Italy has increased efforts to block mafia infiltration into companies struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials have been handing out an average of 150 “anti-mafia” bans every month since the beginning of 2020. These bans have been used to prevent companies from … [Read more…]
For years anti-mafia prosecutor Nicola Gratteri, 62, has been preparing for an upcoming ‘historic’ trial against Italy’s infamous ‘Ndrangheta. Gathering together an enormous amount of evidence against hundreds of suspects. The first round of this court battle happened on Friday at a preliminary hearing in Rome. A case like this has not been seen since … [Read more…]
A joint Italian and Swiss sting operation against the ‘Ndrangheta has resulted in the arrest of 75 suspects and the seizure of goods worth 169 million euros ($188 million USD). A further 83 suspects were placed under investigation but were not arrested at this time. Italy’s financial police said that the large operation involved 700 … [Read more…]
MILAN: Italian police today announced the arrest of 91 people associated with the Sicilian Mafia during nationwide raids. They include bosses, loan sharks, underlings, frontmen, and everything in between. The Guardia di Finanza, Italy’s financial crimes police also stated that they seized around 15 million euros ($16.2 million) in assets. The raids targeted the Ferrante … [Read more…]
Rome: Italy’s government is sending 376 Mafiosi and drug dealers back to prison. They were previously released and placed under house arrest to stop the spread of coronavirus. Included are notorious Cosa Nostra boss Francesco Bonura, 78, and Franco Cataldo, 85. Cataldo took part in the kidnapping and eventual murder of 10-year-old Giuseppe di Matteo … [Read more…]
The closest Vincenzo “Jimmy” DeMaria, 66, came to freedom was the obstructed view from a police van window as he was driven from one prison to another as Canada now tries to deport him to Italy. DeMaria won his plea for day parole from Collins Bay prison in Kingston, Ontario last week, but before he … [Read more…]
Dozens of Mafiosi may be released from prison in Italy over fears they may catch the coronavirus. Citing concerns over the inmates’ health, three mobsters from La Cosa Nostra and ‘Ndrangheta have already been released and are now under house arrest. Cosa Nostra boss Francesco Bonuro, 78, was ordered released by a Milan judge and … [Read more…]
‘Ndrangheta mob boss Cesare Antonio Cordì, 42 Captured in Calabria Quarantined streets in Italy helped police find the mobster ‘Ndrangheta Mafia boss Cesare Antonio Cordi, 42, was captured today and you can thank Italy’s Coronavirus quarantine. The empty streets were perfect for spotting cigarette smoke coming from an abandoned house. The Police were checking … [Read more…]
Anti-mafia investigators have arrested 59 suspected mafia members directed mainly at a group in the Sicilian province of Messina, according to a statement by the Carabinieri. ROME (28th February 2020) – The Carabinieri have released a statement that on Friday they arrested 59 people suspected of Mafia activities in the province of Messina in Sicily. … [Read more…]
Palermo, Italy – Agostino Alessandro Migliore, 45, has been shot dead in his car. Agostino is the brother of local mafia boss Giovanni Salvatore Migliore who was arrested recently during operation “Cupola 2.0″ and is the chief aid of Mafia boss Filippo Bisconti who, since 2018 has been collaborating with investigators. Ambushed Going to Work … [Read more…]
Two successful Australian businessmen, one of whom is a political donor have been named as the bosses “capos” of a large international mafia organization. Fruit and vegetable millionaires Tony Madafferi and Diego (Danny) Luppino have been identified in papers filed in an Italian court as doing business with the ‘Ndrangheta. Interestingly, the arrest warrants were … [Read more…]
A recently announced joint law enforcement program by Italy and INTERPOL will focus on pinpointing the criminal activities of one of the world’s largest and most powerful crime syndicates. The effort, underwritten by the Italian Department of Public Security, will be called the Interpol Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta, or I-CAN for short. It will focus initially … [Read more…]
Carlo Celadon was at home in the small Italian town of Arzignano, having dinner alone. The 19-year-old’s father, Candido Celadon, a wealthy entrepreneur, was on holiday with his sister, and Carlo’s older brother was away on his honeymoon. Suddenly, four armed men broke into the house. They tied Carlo up, locked him in the trunk … [Read more…]