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Prosecutors are trying to finally break during the biggest court case against a mafia group in Italy since the Maxi Trial in the 1980s

In The Wolfpack, journalists Luis Horacio Nájera and Peter Edwards uncover the secrets of the Wolfpack Alliance, who they say are paving the way for the future of organized crime.

Researchers at the University of Essex have looked at how Italian mafias operate across Europe - Credit: Archant A groundbreaking new report by researchers in Essex has provided the first analysis into the expansion of Italian mafias across Europe.  The report, published by the University of Essex, highlights how criminal groups embed themselves in countries and operate across borders, and the challenges of policing mafia-type crime.  Using Italy as a starting point, the research focused on...

Can Italys biggest mafia maxitrial in 40 years end the global ambitions of the feared ‘Ndrangheta? The biggest mafia trial in more than 30 years involves 350 defendants and hundreds of lawyers and prosecution witnesses 25 April 2021 • 8:00am Crime Scene Investigators working at a Burnt Car where Three Burnt Bodies Were Found in Cassano Allo Ionio Calabria When mafia gangster Emanuele Mancuso was on the run from the law, he knew exactly where to seek sanctuary. “I spent 20 days hidden in t...

The rise of the Mobfluencer — how the Mafia turned to social media Swapping caporegimes for captions — theyll make you a follow request you cant refuse... Words: One of the mobsters who inspired The Godfather‘s Don Corleone was Frank Costello, a hatchet-faced crime boss whose drink you’d hope never to spill. Costello hailed from Calabria in Italy and came to New York as a child in the  late 19th century, shortly before embarking on a life of crime – he smuggled booze during Prohi...

Dismembering the mafia, one child at a time 2 published : 14 Jan 2021 at 10:45 2 Juvenile judge Roberto Di Bellas programme aims to prevent at-risk children following their parents into a life of organised crime CINQUEFRONDI (ITALY) - Lucia urged her six-year old twins to move quickly but quietly as she bundled them into the car under cover of darkness. Only once they were on the plane from Calabria in Italys southern tip to an undisclosed l...

Advertisement Rome: The biggest mafia trial in more than 30 years is beginning this week when more than 350 alleged mobsters and their collaborators face justice in a huge, purpose-built courtroom in southern Italy. On trial will be members of the Ndrangheta, a network of clans based in Calabria, in the toe of the Italian boot. It is regarded as the most powerful of Italys mafia organisations, having surpassed the more famous Cosa Nostra of Sicily. The Ndrangheta mafia, based in Calabria, are c...

Five things to know about Italys Ndrangheta mafia AFP 1/11/2021 AFP © Gianluca CHININEA More than 350 alleged members and associates of the Ndrangheta mafia group go on trial this week The Ndrangheta, rooted in the southern region of Calabria, has surpassed Sicilys more famous Cosa Nostra to become Italys most powerful mafia group, which operates across the world. Here are five things to know about the organised crime group, as more than 350 alleged members and their assoc...

Files on murder of Fat Joe Versace, believed to be early mafia killing, opened for first time ThuThursday 31 updated ThuThursday 31 DecDecember 2020 at 9:59pm Police were told Joe Versace was stabbed in self defence. Its now believed to have been a mafia killing. ( Share Print text only The 1945 murder of Giuseppe "Fat Joe" Versace was horrific. His stomach was cut open. He was stabbed in the face, neck and torso. In all, the medical examiner found 91 knife wounds — some inflicted after his d...

Italy: Criminal clans seek to tap into EU funds dw.com 12/12/2020 Daniela De Lorenzo (Italy) Through the recovery fund, the EU will offer member states €1.8 trillion ($2.2 trillion) in grants for COVID-19 spending. 13.5 billion will go to Italy between 2021-2022. But will that money end up where its needed? © Daniela De Lorenzo/DW Italian criminal clans are seeking to exploit EU funding loopholes There are indications that criminal organizations are preparing to intercept...