Tag Archives: Mafia
Mafia boss’s lawyer asks EU court to revoke ’41-bis’
(ANSA) – Palermo, November 5 – The lawyer of Bernardo Provenzano submitted an appeal Tuesday to the European Court of Human Rights to release the former Mafia kingpin from an inflexible prison sentence for health reasons. Provenzano, 80, who is … Continue reading
Mafia boss’ daughter turns informant
(ANSA) – Palermo, November 1 – The daughter of a Mafia boss jailed for life for the 1982 Palermo murder of Carabinieri General Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa has turned State’s evidence, police said Friday. Police said Giovanna Galatolo, who does … Continue reading
Anti-mafia police arrest two over 1992 Camorra mafia murder
(ANSA) – Naples, October 28 – Anti-mafia police arrested two people for a 1992 murder believed to have been part of a power grab by the Casalesi clan of the Neapolitan Camorra mafia, investigators said on Monday. The suspects, Giuseppe … Continue reading
Four Camorra mafia jailed for up to seven years
(ANSA) – Caserta, October 28 – Four members of the Casalesi clan of the Camorra mafia were sentenced Monday to jail terms ranging up to seven years on charges including extortion and belonging to a criminal gang. The four belong … Continue reading
Brother of Camorra mafia superboss ‘Sandokan’ arrested
(ANSA) – Caserta, October 24 – Italian police on Thursday arrested Antonio Schiavone, brother of the superboss of the Casalesi clan of the Neapolitan Camorra mafia, Francesco ‘Sandokan’ Schiavone. ‘Sandokan’, nicknamed after Italy’s most popular literary pirate, has been in … Continue reading
Alfano calls for protecting jobs in mafia asset seizures
(ANSA) – Caltanissetta, October 21 – Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Angelino Alfano on Monday called for beefing up the state’s management of mafia assets as a key weapon needed for the battle against organized crime in Italy. In … Continue reading
Open funeral banned for convicted Camorra mafia ‘godfather’
(ANSA) – Naples, October 21 – The Naples police chief on Monday banned an open funeral anywhere in the southern Italian city for a man convicted of ordering the murder of a 26-year-old crime reporter, considered by authorities to have … Continue reading
Over 1 mn euros seized from tax-dodging mafia convict
(ANSA) – Lecce, October 16 – Italian anti-mafia police in the southern Italian city of Lecce, located in the heel of Italy’s boot-shaped peninsula, on Tuesday seized assets worth 1.2 million euros from a mafia convict now accused of tax-dodging. … Continue reading