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Berlusconi Ally Being Sought in Anti Mafia Operation

December 6, 2011
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On Tuesday authorities in Naples, as part of an anti-mafia operation in which dozens of suspects were taken into custody were seeking the arrest of Nicola Cosentino a politician, who served as junior minister in former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's government. Cosentino holds a seat as a member of Berlusconi's conservative People of Freedom...

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20 Years Sought For Mob Boss

October 25, 2011
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Italian prosecutors are seeking a 20-year sentence against Domenico Oppedisano ,reputed boss of the 'Ndrangheta, in Calabria. The 81-year-old Oppedisano who in August 2009 was appointed capo crimine, the ceremonial head of the 'Ndrangheta, was among 300 suspects arrested in July 2010 after a nation-wide two-year investigation. ANSA says prosecutors have demanded guilty verdicts...

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Italy: Female Soldier Arrested In Anti-Mafia Sweep

June 15, 2011
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In Naples a 25-year-old woman soldier identified as Laura Titta was among 11 people arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of association with the Naples mafia or Camorra, police said. Titta, from Naples, was arrested at her military barracks in Ascoli Piceno in the central Marche region where she was recently stationed and allegedly worked...

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Mobsters Are “Detestable People:” Roberto Saviano

June 13, 2011
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Anti-Mafia writer Roberto Saviano who exposed the Neapolitan Camorra with his 2006 international smash-hit Gomorrah, an exposé of Camorra operations, is out with his new book Beauty and the Inferno. He speaks with Alastair Smart from The Telegraph about his take on mobsters. “These are detestable people,' says Saviano. 'A raging hatred built inside...

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140 Arrests Made In Italian Anti-Mafia Sweep

June 9, 2011
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Italian police arrested more than 140 suspected mafia members including local politicians on Wednesday for drug trafficking, extortion and fraud in a sweep against the ‘Ndrangheta crime syndicate. Some 1,300 police officers took part in the operation in Milan, Modena and Turin as well as Reggio Calabria in the southern stronghold of the ‘Ndrangheta...

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Italy: Anti Mafia Police Arrest 35 in Lombardy Region

March 15, 2011
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Police overnight arrested 35 people in northern Italy who are suspected of links to the Calabrian mafia and impounded some two million euros of assets. The 35 mafia suspects face charges of extortion, illegal waste disposal and drug trafficking, police said. The operation was coordinated by anti-mafia prosecutors in the northern business capital, Milan....

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Keneally to Introduce Anti Mafia Laws

March 14, 2011
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NSW Premier Kristina Keneally plans to use some influence from the Big Apple to wipe out organized crime rings in NSW, if Labor wins the March election. As part of Labor’s Protecting Our Community – Tackling Crime and its Causes package, the new laws aim to stop organized criminals getting off easily when they...

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Anti Mafia Police in Italy Arrest Mayor From Berlusconi’s Party

March 14, 2011
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  Anti-mafia police early on Friday arrested the mayor of the southern town of Pignataro Maggiore on suspicion of mafia association. Giorgio Maiocca is a member of prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s ruling conservative People of Freedom party (PdL) and is a consultant to Rome’s conservative mayor Gianni Alemmano. Maiocca is suspected of association with...

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“Catturandi” Elite Police Garners Support in Sicilan Mafia Round Up

March 4, 2011
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  The days when the Mafia ruled Sicily could soon be just a memory. The Catturandi are an elite police force with the sole objective of rounding up members of the mob, many of whom have been on the run for years. The officers are all local to Sicily and their dedication to the...

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Quebec Creates New Anti Corruption Squad

February 20, 2011
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MONTREAL—The Quebec government has created a new anti-corruption squad and calls it the first of its kind in Canada. The province announced a new unit modeled on New York City’s Department of Investigation. The squad will have 189 employees — including police, prosecutors and staff devoted entirely to fighting corruption. About half its $31.5...

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