Tag Archives: Camorra

Italy mafias team up to run produce markets

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on May 10, 2010

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search ROME Anti-mafia police say they have broken up an unusual alliance of Italy's three main crime syndicates controlling wholesale produce markets, including price fixing. Police said they were arresting dozens of suspects Monday, including Paolo Schiavone, … Continue reading →

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Germany Battles the Mafia Video

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on May 6, 2010

This video explains how the German restaurateur community in Berlin succeeded in opposing Pizzo (protection money), accusing and bringing mafia people responsible for the crime to justice. After the Duisburg massacre in 2007 (see below story), which made the German … Continue reading →

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Italian Police Release shocking CCTV footage of Violent Mafia Attack Video

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on April 23, 2010

  Terrified families looked on as six men, believed to be part of the local Cammora carrying handguns and AK47’s burst into a complex near Naples, Italy. The masked raiders shoved staff to the floor, shot slot machines, smashed windows … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi blames Gomorrah author Saviano for giving publicity to mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on April 20, 2010

  Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister has accused best-selling author Roberto Saviano of giving the mafia “publicity,” also blaming the popular Italian TV series ‘La Piovra’ for spreading interest in the mafia worldwide. Saviano wrote the highly successful book Gomorrah … Continue reading →

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One Billion In Asset’s Seized From Camorra Clan

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on April 9, 2010

ROME  In an operation codenamed "Nemesis," Italian authorities seized land and buildings worth more than 700-million euros ($932 million) from suspected mafia members on Thursday in what Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called the biggest operation of its kind.Vast tracts of … Continue reading →

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Italian Most Wanted Mobster Figaro Arrested In Spain

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on March 6, 2010

Ciro Figaro, a reputed boss from the Mazzarella clan of the Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, was arrested last week by Spanish authorities in San Pedro Alcantara. Apparently Figaro was leading a reasonably quiet life on a Marbella urbanization. The son … Continue reading →

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Shift to economic power for the Italian Mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on March 4, 2010

Italian officials say organized crime leaders in Italy are shifting their focus from violence and intimidation to seeking control of the economy. The head of the Italy's parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission, Giuseppe Pisanu stated the Mafia hopes to use its ability … Continue reading →

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Berlusconi Reveals 10 Point Campaign To Defeat Mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 29, 2010

Reggion Calabria, Italy – Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday announced a new drive to rid Italy of the "terrible pathology" of organized crime."The mafia – the 'Ndrangheta and the other organizations, are a terrible pathology for our country," Berlusconi … Continue reading →

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Organized Crime thrives during economic recession

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 28, 2010

A new report by Italy's small business and shopkeepers' association known as Confesercenti alleges that the country's organized crime groups profitably have exploited the economic recession and banking crisis. Story by Stephen Brown and Paolo Biondi for Reuters: Italy's mafia … Continue reading →

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