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Anti-Mafia Magistrate Borsellino Sacrificed Himself

February 4, 2012
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A trial witness has said that Paolo Borsellino, the Italian anti-Mafia magistrate who was killed by a Mafia car bomb in Palermo in 1992, knew about the attempt on his life and chose to sacrifice himself. Colonel Umberto Sinico, a witness for the defence in the Mori trial, reported that in late June 1992...

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Local Govt Dissolved for “mafia infiltration”

February 4, 2012
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The Italian government on Friday dissolved the city government of the northern border town of Ventimiglia because of suspected infiltration by organized crime. The scenic town of 25,000 residents on the Ligurian coast last year drew international attention because the hundreds of illegal migrants attempting to cross into France from the city after arriving...

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Mafia Treasure Hunters and the Costa Concordia

February 3, 2012
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Lying silently beneath the pristine Italian waters are jewels, cash, champagne, antiques, 19th century Bohemian glassware, and thousands of art objects – including 300-year-old woodblock prints by a Japanese master. When passengers fled the Costa Concordia, they left everything behind and now a fortune is at the mercy of treasure hunters. It could just...

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Severed Pig’s Head Sent to Anti-mafia Priest

January 31, 2012
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In a scene straight out of The Godfather, a severed pig’s head was sent to Father Ennio Stamile, an Italian priest who campaigns against the mafia in the town of Cetraro in Calabria. The pig’s mouth was stuffed with a wad of cloth in what was interpreted as a clear warning to the clergyman...

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The Vatican Signs Treaties to Fight Terror, Drugs, Mafia

January 27, 2012
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The Vatican’s internationally recognized political entity, The Holy See, on Wednesday ratified the 1999 International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, the 2000 United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, and the 1988 United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. “The Holy Father reminds us that...

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Informant List Used as Bargaining Chip by Montreal Mob: source

January 22, 2012
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The list of police informants stolen by a retired intelligence officer in the Montreal police force was used as a bargaining chip by mafia lawyers to get reduced sentences for their clients, according to a source close to the investigation. The source told The Gazette that retired police officer Ian Davidson, who was found...

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Six From ‘Ndrangheta Arrested

January 21, 2012
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In Reggio Calabria, Italian police arrested six members of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta mafia who faked depression to stay out of jail. ‘Ndrangheta boss Giuseppe Pelle, 53, his son Antonio, 25, and his wife Marianna Barbaro, 45, were among those arrested, Italy’s ANSA news agency reported. Two doctors and a lawyer were also arrested for...

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Ex Cop Committed Suicide Autopsy Confirms

January 21, 2012
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An autopsy performed Thursday on the body of retired Montreal police detective Ian Davidson confirms that his death at a Laval hotel Wednesday was indeed a suicide. The coroner’s report is not yet available, but police investigators said the examination reinforced their earlier findings that Davidson had slashed his throat on the same day...

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Italian Crime Groups Control Big Food Business

January 20, 2012
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Organized crime in Italy controls agricultural and food businesses worth 12.5 billion euros ($16 billion) a year, or 5.6 percent of all criminal operations in the country, according to a parliamentary investigation presented on Thursday. Organized crime has spread its involvement through the entire food chain from acquisition of farmland to production, from transport...

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Montreal Mafia Mole Suspect May Have Committed Suicide

January 19, 2012
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Laval Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a police officer who allegedly tried to sell secrets to the mob. Police confirmed a man's body was found Wednesday morning inside a room at the hotel, but they would not release his identity. It soon became clear that the body is that of Ian Davidson,...

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