Tag Archives: Mafia
Grasso urges new tools against Mafia
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
Gifts of cars, horses for mafia boss
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
Mafia ex-head Provenzano rushed to hospital
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
‘State must not give in to Mafia,’ says Di Matteo
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
Pope to the mafia, ‘Please, repent!’
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
Pope urges mafia to repent, turn from path to hell
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
Police seize two tonnes of cocaine in mafia operation
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