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Italian Mafia Boss Roberto Mazzarella Arrested in Luxury Villa
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Italian Mafia Boss Roberto Mazzarella Arrested in Luxury Villa

Roberto Mazzarella, a highly sought-after Neapolitan mafia boss accused of murder, has been arrested by Italian police in a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast. He had been a fugitive since January 2025, with his capture reported by international media.

Italian Undersecretary Resigns Over Mafia-Linked Restaurant Stake
Politicsmkd-mk10d ago

Italian Undersecretary Resigns Over Mafia-Linked Restaurant Stake

An Italian Undersecretary, a member of the "Brothers of Italy" party, has resigned after it was revealed he held a stake in a Roman restaurant with the daughter of a man convicted for ties to the Camorra mafia group. He stated he sold his share upon learning of the connection.

Probe into mafioso's prison suicide
PoliticsANSA17d ago

Probe into mafioso's prison suicide

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - A probe has been opened into the suicide of a mafioso being held in a Turin jail who had just started cooperating with police. Bernardo Pace, 62, a Cosa Nostra member who acted under late superboss Matteo Messina Denaro, was serving 14 years and four months in the Milanese Hydra case of collaboration between the Sicilian Mafia, the Naples Camorra and the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta in the north of Italy. Pace agreed to turn state's evidence a few weeks ago and had started wo...

Camorra Online Scams Lead to Two Arrests in Italy and Spain
Worldil-sole-24-ore25d ago

Camorra Online Scams Lead to Two Arrests in Italy and Spain

An illicit system operated by a criminal organization between Italy and Spain, aimed at emptying bank accounts through unauthorized access to computer systems and theft of sensitive data, has been uncovered, leading to two arrests.

Chiorino also resigns as Piedmont councilor
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Chiorino also resigns as Piedmont councilor

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 30 - Elena Chiorino on Monday resigned as a councillor in the centre-right Piedmont regional government after last week stepping down as deputy governor over her involvement in a Rome restaurant owned by the daughter of the convicted frontman for Rome's top Neaplitan Camorra boss, an affair that led to the resignation of Justice Undersecretary Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove, Chiorino's fellow partner in the 18-year-old woman's steakhouse. Chiorino said she was stepping down ...

Probe into mafioso's prison suicide
WorldANSA17d ago

Probe into mafioso's prison suicide

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 18 - A probe has been opened into the suicide of a mafioso being held in a Turin jail who had just started cooperating with police. Bernardo Pace, 62, a Cosa Nostra member who acted under late superboss Matteo Messina Denaro, was serving 14 years and four months in the Milanese Hydra case of collaboration between the Sicilian Mafia, the Naples Camorra and the Calabrian 'Ndrangheta in the north of Italy. Pace agreed to turn state's evidence a few weeks ago and had started wo...

Alleged mafia boss 'Dollarino' extradited from Colombia
PoliticsANSA25d ago

Alleged mafia boss 'Dollarino' extradited from Colombia

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 10 - Alleged mafia boss Emanuele Gregorini, known as "Dollarino," arrived in Italy Tuesday, having been extradited from Colombia. He is a defendant in the Milan proceedings concerning an alleged alliance between members of the three mafias—Cosa Nostra, Camorra, and 'Ndrangheta—which arose from the "Hydra" investigation by the Milan DDA and the Carabinieri Investigative Unit. Gregorini, as stated in a statement by Prosecutor Marcello Viola, is "considered a member of the 'Lo...

Row as Sanremo winner dubbed 'soundtrack to mafia wedding'
CultureANSA1mo ago

Row as Sanremo winner dubbed 'soundtrack to mafia wedding'

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - A row has erupted in Italy after one of its top journalists said the winning song at last week's Sanremo Song Festival sounded like the soundtrack to a mafia wedding. Corriere della Sera Deputy Editor Aldo Cazzullo called Nepolitan crooner Sal da Vinci's winning entry Per Sempre Sì (Forever Yes) "the worst song in the festival's history, worthy of a soundtrack to a Camorra wedding," referring to the Naples mafia. Da Vinci and his fellow Neapolitans rushed to social medi...