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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 seven countries - the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Romania, and Switzerland. Fo...
Can Italy's 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 the house of a priest from the church of San Giuseppe in Nicotera. He was always ready to help out...
The rise of the Mobfluencer — how the Mafia turned to social media Swapping caporegimes for captions — they'll make you a follow request you can't 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 Prohibition, was jailed for assault and robbery, survived a number of whackings by rivals, and died in ...