Tag Archives: Cosa Nostra

Anti Mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on July 13, 2010

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Following are stories and videos related to efforts made to fight organized crime on a global scale. The Sicilian mafia or Cosa Nostra is one of the strongest organized crime organizations in the world. Over the … Continue reading →

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Unusual Mafia Alliance Behind Wholesale Produce Markets Busted

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on July 10, 2010

In Italy an alliance of Italy's three main crime syndicates was shattered by police. The group controlled wholesale produce markets, including price fixing.  The 'Ndrangheta, the Camorra and Cosa Nostra dropped traditional rivalries to join forces in running fruit and … Continue reading →

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Montreal Law Enforcement Stumped in Rizzuto Turmoil Analysis From the US Side

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on July 9, 2010

What is the cause of the recent upheaval within the Rizzuto organization? In an article by Pierre de Champlain in the Journal de Montreal, the retired RCMP analyst listed the theory, among four, that "certain members of the Montreal Mafia … Continue reading →

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Cotroni – Violi – Cuntrera – Rizzuto A Short Video History

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on July 8, 2010

The Calabrian Cotroni family is a criminal organization based in Canada. The family was headed by Vic Cotroni in the 1940s and by the 1950s the family evolved into an important branch of the Bonanno crime family. The family once … Continue reading →

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Origins of the Cuntrera and Caruana Alliance

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on July 7, 2010

The Cuntrera and Caruana families originated from Siculiana, a small village on the south coast of Sicily in the province of Agrigento. They are relatives; and they inter-married. The Cuntrera-Caruana clan used to be armed guards for the local baron … Continue reading →

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