Tag Archives: ‘Ndrangheta

More Mob Violence In Montreal

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on March 3, 2012

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Giuseppe "Closure" Colapelle was the latest victim with alleged ties to the Rizzuto clan to get whacked on Thursday. "Colapelle had  been arrested and charged in connection with an illegal gaming house that operated out of … Continue reading →

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Fighting The Mafia a Matter of Economics

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 28, 2012

Italy’s top business leader on Monday equated the fight against the mafia as a battle for economic survival. “The war on organized crime isn’t only a matter of ethics, but one of economics,” said Emma Marcegaglia, head of the highly- … Continue reading →

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Italy Confiscates $6 Trillion in Fake US Bonds

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 18, 2012

Italian officials said Friday that more than $6 trillion worth of fake US Treasury bonds were confiscated by police in Switzerland, leading to the arrest of eight Italians. The fake bonds in question were contained in three chests originally intercepted … Continue reading →

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Dead Cop’s Mafia Links Probed in Quebec

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 11, 2012

Sgt.-Det. Ian Davidson committed suicide last month, a day after he made headlines as a mole who offered stolen data to gangsters and officials have ordered an investigation following media reports the police detective tried to peddle secrets to the … Continue reading →

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Anti-Mafia Magistrate Borsellino Sacrificed Himself

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 4, 2012

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 … Continue reading →

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Local Govt Dissolved for “mafia infiltration”

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 4, 2012

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 … Continue reading →

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Mafia Treasure Hunters and the Costa Concordia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on February 3, 2012

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 … Continue reading →

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The Vatican Signs Treaties to Fight Terror, Drugs, Mafia

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 27, 2012

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 … Continue reading →

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Informant List Used as Bargaining Chip by Montreal Mob: source

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 22, 2012

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. … Continue reading →

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