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Hey guys, So anyone who’s serious about researching ‘ndrangheta activity around the world has more than likely read some of her publications. Professor/Dr Anna Sergi is regarded as a leading expert on ‘ndrangheta, and she is also a member of The Black Hand Forum (again!). Anyway, I figure this a gre...

Hey guys, So anyone who’s serious about researching ‘ndrangheta activity around the world has more than likely read some of her publications. Professor/Dr Anna Sergi is regarded as a leading expert on ‘ndrangheta, and she is also a member of The Black Hand Forum (again!). Anyway, I figure this a gre...

Yeah it’s weird with Crupi. The trial examining his gait (the way he walks) was massive, and he was supposed to be back in front of the judge on August 26. But I’ve heard nothing. I’ll keep on top of it though. Here is a transcript of the first court appearance: https://www.studocu.com/en-au/documen...

Part 1 of the Woodward Report has been digitised. Cost me $80AUD. Little there beyond the context around Winery Tony and Aussie Bob, but it’s good to finally have it open for everyone. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=25278695 Vincenzo Crupi’s trial for the ...

I applied some time back for Woodward Royal Commission Part 1 to be examined, and it would seem enough people have died that they’ve declared it Open to the public. It cost me $80 to get it digitised, which is fine, but one would think there’d be a University or media outlet willing to do this work....

An author I’m in touch with has just shared a 100 page dossier with me, which details Australian ‘ndranghetisti activities in what might be the most comprehensive body of text on the subject I’ve ever read.
Once I’ve studied it, I’ll share what I can.

Anyway, sorry for the info dump; I’ve just been chasing leads as well as juggling, well, life. Also fwiw, I’ve been applying for several files to be opened, and paying for opened files to be digitised on the National Archives of Australia. Here’s one that finally got approved; it was open but I paid...

Not at all mate. Some interesting things concerning Pasquale Bevilacqua, the Australian based financier arrested in Italy a few months back. A source that I am unable to really corroborate atm has laid out some pretty shocking things regarding his activities, such as linking his release to a corrupt...

Got it. That’s him.

Okay. So this is going back a few years to the Mobbed Up forum. Most of the old heads will know it as one of the forums that preceded Real Deal, and IIRC, it was run by David. Anyway, I was chatting to a mate about this, and he reminded me of a poster named Cassandro who would regularly post on Aust...

So chasing the Fox. Bruno Romeo, aka Il Volpe is a figure that looms large in the history of Australian’ndrangheta for the last 50 years at least. He was named in the Brown Repott (1965) as a much feared extortionist that was known to torch crops. In one case a victims refused to pay protection mone...

Part 2 aired and while it was great info-wise, i think it was the interviews with family descendants that really made the episode.

Oh, it's the cousin, my bad (but still, I never dig into much into the Italiano clan :D ) Yeah I think in Evil Life, the authors mentioned they are not sure how and if these Papalias were related. However I'm not sure we can be sure if the Papalia clan was wiped-out from Australia as this user said...

Also Fabien, Did you manage to catch The Black Hand? At first I was a bit worried with the direction of the actors, but it turned out to be fantastic and really detailed! Btw, caught a few screenshots. Have you ever seen this one? https://theblackhand.club/forum/ext/dmzx/imageupload/files/36cad74fb0...