Tag Archives: Mafia

Mafia vote-buying law approved despite angry protests

Posted on 16 April 2014 by admin

P(By Paul Virgo) (ANSA) – Rome, April 16 – The Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a law making it a crime for politicians to promise to buy or otherwise obtain votes raised by the mafia despite angry protests … Continue reading →

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Final OK to mafia vote-buying law

Posted on 16 April 2014 by admin

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 16 – The Senate on Wednesday gave definitive approval to a law making it a crime for politicians to promise to buy or otherwise obtain votes gained from the mafia.BRThe bill was approved with 191 votes … Continue reading →

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Grasso urges new tools against Mafia

Posted on 14 April 2014 by admin

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 14 – Italy needs to improve its coordination against organised crime using new instruments to measure international currency flows used by the mafia, Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso said Monday.BR”Crime phenomena are changing rapidly to adapt quickly … Continue reading →

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Gifts of cars, horses for mafia boss

Posted on 14 April 2014 by admin

P(ANSA) – Bari, April 14 – Mafia kingpin Savino Parisi was greeted with horses, cars and other gifts after his release from prison, a former mobster turned prosecution witness said in court Monday.BRGifts came from across the Japigia district of … Continue reading →

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Mafia ex-head Provenzano rushed to hospital

Posted on 10 April 2014 by admin

P(ANSA) – Milan, April 9 – Former Cosa Nostra head Bernardo Provenzano was rushed to hospital in Milan Wednesday suffering from neurological problems shortly after a prison transfer.BRProvenzano, 81, has been held in high security since his arrest in 2006 … Continue reading →

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‘State must not give in to Mafia,’ says Di Matteo

Posted on 8 April 2014 by admin

P(ANSA) – Rome, April 7 – In an interview on the blog of anti-establishment 5-Star Movement leader Beppe Grillo titled ‘No Country for Honest Men’, anti-Mafia prosecutor Nino Di Matteo said Monday the State must not give in to pressure … Continue reading →

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Pope to the mafia, ‘Please, repent!’

Posted on 24 March 2014 by admin

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-89c171894764a9037a374e2016ab9d58.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Pope to the mafia, ‘Please, repent!’” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-89c171894764a9037a374e2016ab9d58.jpg” (ANSA) – Rome, March 21 – Pope Francis urged mafia members to repent during a prayer vigil for families of victims of organized crime Friday. “Please, change … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis listens in prayer as mafia victims’ names read

Posted on 23 March 2014 by admin

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-7609cf14c7a2ac0f7e8e036fde4c51e1.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Pope Francis listens in prayer as mafia victims’ names read” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-7609cf14c7a2ac0f7e8e036fde4c51e1.jpg” (See related) (ANSA) – Rome, March 21 – Pope Francis listened in prayer Friday as the names of 842 mafia victims were read … Continue reading →

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Pope urges mafia to repent, turn from path to hell

Posted on 23 March 2014 by admin

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-c70cc9b1f3dad5c94afcc52ed82f10e0.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Pope urges mafia to repent, turn from path to hell” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-c70cc9b1f3dad5c94afcc52ed82f10e0.jpg” (Updates) (ANSA) – Rome, March 21 – Pope Francis urged mafia members to repent during a prayer vigil for families of victims of … Continue reading →

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Police seize two tonnes of cocaine in mafia operation

Posted on 20 March 2014 by admin

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-6232d789a803fe7962b37a653fc283302.jpg” IMG class=hide alt=”Police seize two tonnes of cocaine in mafia operation” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-6232d789a803fe7962b37a653fc283302.jpg” (ANSA) – Reggio Calabria, March 20 – Police arrested 24 people Thursday as a part of a probe into international drug trafficking by southern … Continue reading →

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