News from Italy

[CabriniGreen]

Are the Schiavone family LCN?
The others too, like Zagaria, DeFalco..... I thought Alfieri and Bardellino were made, but not the others....

[scagghiuni]

This was the bust I was referring to...

It says Lombardy has the most slots, Calabrian territory...

Also says DiLauro was among the first to explore this sector....

https://www.corriere.it/english/18_apri ... 9b8f.shtml

the police gambling bust of the latest years involved sicilian mafia more than others
sicily has by far more slots and bet centers than calabria and online gaming is larger
in lombardy there is also sicilian mafia and camorra, not only ndrangheta, it's the dominant group but it does not control the whole region
all the major oc groups are involved in gambling across italy

[CabriniGreen]

Anyone post this yet?


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... 20%251%24s

[CabriniGreen]

Makes me wanna watch Suburra again, lol

[Wiseguy]

Makes me wanna watch Suburra again, lol

The TV series, Suburra: Blood on Rome is good too. Been waiting for the second season.

[CabriniGreen]

We gotta wait until next year... same production company I think is doing the 4th season of Gomorra too....

[CabriniGreen]

I really liked Suburra the series too...

[Wiseguy]

Some good Italy OC reports I thought I'd post here. Even if you don't speak Italian (I don't) you can still get a lot out of it. And there's always Google translate.


Structure of Cosa Nostra & Ndrangheta

http://www.wikimafia.it/wp-content/uplo ... fronto.pdf



2017 Italy Anti-Mafia Report (with maps)

http://giornalelora.it/wp-content/uploa ... ICILIA.pdf



List of Annual Anti'Mafia Reports

http://direzioneinvestigativaantimafia. ... trali.html

[baldo]

Italy police arrest mafia's alleged new mob boss in Sicily

https://www.yahoo.com/news/italy-police ... 51158.html

By Wladimir Pantaleone

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested the suspected new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged mobsters in a major blow to organized crime on the Mediterranean island, the government said on Tuesday.

"There is no more room for this type of scum in Italy," Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio wrote on Instagram.

The previous boss of bosses, Salvatore "Toto" Riina, died in prison last year after spending almost a quarter of a century behind bars for ordering dozens of murders, including those of two of Italy's most celebrated anti-mob prosecutors.

Among those arrested on Tuesday was Settimo Mineo, an 80-year-old jeweler suspected of heading local mafia families in the Sicilian capital Palermo and of being promoted to lead the whole crime group in May, police said.

"The arrests ... represent one of the biggest blows inflicted on the mafia by the state. Mineo had been elected 'heir' of Toto Riina after his death," Di Maio added.

A police source said Mineo was elected boss at a meeting of provincial leaders of the Sicilian mafia, known as 'Cosa Nostra' (Our Thing), on May 29. It was believed to be the first such gathering of mob families for more than 25 years.

Once all-powerful on Sicily, the world's most famous crime gang has been squeezed over the past two decades, with many bosses put behind bars, businesses sequestered and locals increasingly ready to defy it.

The meeting in May of the Cosa Nostra cupola, or hierarchy, was seen by investigators as a sign the group was looking to rebuild.

"With an extraordinary operation in the Palermo province, the police have dismantled Cosa Nostra's new 'cupola'," Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Twitter.

Mineo was sentenced to five years in jail for mafia-related crimes at the so-called "maxi-trial" that ran from 1986-1992 and was spearheaded by prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.

Both Falcone and Borsellino were murdered in 1992 on Riina's orders after verdicts were delivered. Following their deaths, the state poured resources into the fight against the mob and ground down Cosa Nostra.

One prominent mafioso the police have been unable to capture is Matteo Messina Denaro, nicknamed "Diabolik", who has been on the run since 1993 and comes from the province of Trapani in western Sicily. It was not clear if he attended the May meeting.

(Additional reporting by Giulia Segreti; Writing by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

[Wiseguy]

Italy police arrest mafia's alleged new mob boss in Sicily

https://www.yahoo.com/news/italy-police ... 51158.html

By Wladimir Pantaleone

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian police have arrested the suspected new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged mobsters in a major blow to organized crime on the Mediterranean island, the government said on Tuesday.

"There is no more room for this type of scum in Italy," Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio wrote on Instagram.

The previous boss of bosses, Salvatore "Toto" Riina, died in prison last year after spending almost a quarter of a century behind bars for ordering dozens of murders, including those of two of Italy's most celebrated anti-mob prosecutors.

Among those arrested on Tuesday was Settimo Mineo, an 80-year-old jeweler suspected of heading local mafia families in the Sicilian capital Palermo and of being promoted to lead the whole crime group in May, police said.

"The arrests ... represent one of the biggest blows inflicted on the mafia by the state. Mineo had been elected 'heir' of Toto Riina after his death," Di Maio added.

A police source said Mineo was elected boss at a meeting of provincial leaders of the Sicilian mafia, known as 'Cosa Nostra' (Our Thing), on May 29. It was believed to be the first such gathering of mob families for more than 25 years.

Once all-powerful on Sicily, the world's most famous crime gang has been squeezed over the past two decades, with many bosses put behind bars, businesses sequestered and locals increasingly ready to defy it.

The meeting in May of the Cosa Nostra cupola, or hierarchy, was seen by investigators as a sign the group was looking to rebuild.

"With an extraordinary operation in the Palermo province, the police have dismantled Cosa Nostra's new 'cupola'," Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Twitter.

Mineo was sentenced to five years in jail for mafia-related crimes at the so-called "maxi-trial" that ran from 1986-1992 and was spearheaded by prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.

Both Falcone and Borsellino were murdered in 1992 on Riina's orders after verdicts were delivered. Following their deaths, the state poured resources into the fight against the mob and ground down Cosa Nostra.

One prominent mafioso the police have been unable to capture is Matteo Messina Denaro, nicknamed "Diabolik", who has been on the run since 1993 and comes from the province of Trapani in western Sicily. It was not clear if he attended the May meeting.

(Additional reporting by Giulia Segreti; Writing by Crispian Balmer; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

Anyone know what clan Mineo is from?

[Antiliar]

According to these articles he's the capo of the Pagliarelli mandamento
https://video.ilmattino.it/cronaca/sett ... 50497.html
http://www.liberoreporter.it/2018/12/pr ... relli.html

Not sure which borgate are members of the Pagliarelli mandamento. Pagliarelli used to be part of the Santa Maria de Gesu mandamento.

This article seems to indicate that Mineo succeeded Matteo Motisi as capo of the Pagliarelli borgata:
https://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2 ... 213340849/

[Wiseguy]

According to these articles he's the capo of the Pagliarelli mandamento
https://video.ilmattino.it/cronaca/sett ... 50497.html
http://www.liberoreporter.it/2018/12/pr ... relli.html

Not sure which borgate are members of the Pagliarelli mandamento. Pagliarelli used to be part of the Santa Maria de Gesu mandamento.

This article seems to indicate that Mineo succeeded Matteo Motisi as capo of the Pagliarelli borgata:
https://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2 ... 213340849/

Thanks for the info.

According to the 2017 report Direzione Investigativa Antimafia report at the link below, the Pagliarelli, Borgo Molara, Corso Calatafimi, Rocco-Mezzo Monreale, and Villagio Santa Rosalia families are part of the mandamento.

Schermata-2017-01-31-alle-10.51.23.png

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q ... Lh1KhfvbLF

Anyway, it seems Motisi (a top guy in one of Palermo's most powerful clans) was trying to do what others (Rotolo, etc) have in recent years as far as reconvening the Cupola.

[Strax]

Well as police focuses on 'Ndrangheta the Sicilian Mafia had time to rebuild a little.

[Strax]

Other members of commission are:

Gregorio Di Giovanni, capomandamento of Porta Nuova

Filippo Bisconti, capomandamento of Misilmeri

Francesco Colletti, capomandamento of Villabate

Filippo Annatelli, boss of Corso Calatafimi family (Pagliarelli mandamento)

Salvatore Sorrentino, boss of Santa Rosalia family (Pagliarelli mandamento)

Salvatore Sciarabba, boss of Belmonte Mezzagno family (Misilmeri mandamento)

Gaspare Rizzuto, boss of Palermo Centro family (Porta Nuova mandamento)

Salvatore Pispicia, underboss of Porta Nuova family

Massimo Mulè, capodecina of Porta Nuova family (Porta Nuova mandamento)

Gaetano Leto, capodecina of Porta Nuova family (Porta Nuova mandamento)


Wondering if Matteo Messina Denaro was present on meeting.

[Wiseguy]

Other members of commission are:

Gregorio Di Giovanni, capomandamento of Porta Nuova

Filippo Bisconti, capomandamento of Misilmeri

Francesco Colletti, capomandamento of Villabate

Filippo Annatelli, boss of Corso Calatafimi family (Pagliarelli mandamento)

Salvatore Sorrentino, boss of Santa Rosalia family (Pagliarelli mandamento)

Salvatore Sciarabba, boss of Belmonte Mezzagno family (Misilmeri mandamento)

Gaspare Rizzuto, boss of Palermo Centro family (Porta Nuova mandamento)

Salvatore Pispicia, underboss of Porta Nuova family

Massimo Mulè, capodecina of Porta Nuova family (Porta Nuova mandamento)

Gaetano Leto, capodecina of Porta Nuova family (Porta Nuova mandamento)


Wondering if Matteo Messina Denaro was present on meeting.

What about the San Lorenzo mandamento? At least at one time they were the top clan in Palermo.