THE BLACK HAND FORUM

Giorgio Curcio wrote an article recently that explores a little about what might be going on in Melbourne atm, with these two suspicious fires on the back of the LaTorre hit; https://www.corrieredellacalabria.it/2024/05/02/ndrangheta-in-australia-e-la-paura-per-una-nuova-guerra-un-omicidio-e-due-ris...

… the fact that things seem to target people from Messignadi/Oppido I am inclined to think this is a clear message. Not sure by whom….This is a Melbourne problem and it might, just might, attract new blood from Calabria as well. This, combined with the apparently newish role the Gattellari family h...

Thanks for responding Anna, all the time in the world for you. See I had been under the impression that of the two Giovanni’s, T’s son was considered stable and reliable while F’s son was considered the wildcard. I hadn’t thought about how the latter’s rep. may negatively influence his cousins. That...

Some the younger LaTorre and Madafferi family members are apparently friends with Vincenzo Gattellari. As I understand atm, Vincent ran 888 Negroni with the support of some older family members.

Director of the proprietary company that owns Taylor Lakes La Porchetta is one Antonina Formica née. Arico. She’s married to Fat Sal Formica. Her father is Giovanni whose brother Antonio is the father of Rocco Arico. A journo here reckons the LaTorre hit had something to do with Salvatore Formica’s ...

I just viewed the ASIC extract for Negroni’s of Essendon Pty Ltd, and the Vincenzo Gattellari who’s name is listed as Director was only born in 1993.

I wonder if or how he’s related to Fortunato Gattellari, who was sentenced for his role in the Michael McGurk murder some years back. Fortunato aka Lucky was the brother of Olympian boxer Rocky Gattellari.

He owns a few businesses in Melbourne. I think this is him
In the middle;
EDIT: let me censor some of the image first. There’s other people in it

Yeah, St Monica’s at the Moonee Ponds section of Mt Alexander Road. 888 Negroni is in Essendon. I’ll see if I can find the company extract and see if there’s any other names on there that might be a lead. Blondie and Bebe Manariti muscled in on Pantoleo years ago and it’s made them very rich. La Por...

Yes, a much more modern perspective than mine. Really looking forward to keeping up with the fieldwork. Absolutely love this quote; It is often said that for the 'ndrangheta clans, everything begins where it ends, namely in Calabria. It is very quick to say that the head - like the heart - of the cr...

I’ve been on this mission to identify mafia activity in Australia pre-1922, and have mostly come across random bits and stubs about potential “camorrista” hiding out in Australia and random acts of violence that have a scent of ‘ndrangheta activity. So I found this article dating from August of 1916...

After some email exchange with Dr Sergi, I have a bit of a clearer idea about how Tony Madafferi has insulated himself from investigators as well as journalists. I viewed a business extract from ASIC (the Australian Securities and Investments Commission) that detailed the company’s owned by Madaferr...

Actually, forget this novel. When you come back Anna, I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the LaVerde family. They are right in the thick of things, and some company extracts I recently viewed showed me how intertwined the relationship is between the Madafferi, LaVerde, Tropeano and Di Pietro...

Anna, My recent experiences in researching ‘ndrangheta families in Australia has, again, evolved. Not only towards the concept of active networks of ‘ndranghetista in Australia, but also my perception of the individuals who come up in the news. In Australia, we need to move beyond the Platí-centric ...

More older stuff, but for anyone who hasn’t seen it, this was the report on Joe Madafferi’s court appearance for stealing cars and possessing weapons. He and a mate tried to run through a house in Kings Park and subsequently got his skull fractured. He seems fine in the video. https://www.9news.com....