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Giovanni Spampinato (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni spampiˈnaːto]; 6 November 1946 [1] – 27 October 1972) was an Italian investigative journalist for the Italian newspaper L'Ora (Translated: "The Hour") in Ragusa, Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy, who brought to attention mafioso Roberto Campria's connection to a murder in February 1972, before his own murder eight months later.
The Baybaşin family (/ b ˈ eɪ b ɑː ʃ ˌ ɪ n / bay-bah-SHEEN; Kurmanji Kurdish: Malbata Baybaşîn, pronounced [malbˈɑːtɑː bɑːjbɑːʃin] ⓘ) is a Kurdish crime group.. They were once referred to as "the most dangerous men in Europe" and are particularly noted for having strong family t
The maxi-trial concluded in 2007, with a 700-page summation by the judges and the sentencing of 26 people for mafia association to a total of 242 years in prison. In a ruling dated 30 October 2012, the Court of Appeal of Potenza confirmed the existence of the Basilischi. [6]
According to the Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate (DIA), the Casamonica clan is the most powerful and rooted criminal structure in the Region of Lazio, with estimated assets amounting to 90 million euros.
January 17 – In the midst of the First Mafia War on Sicily, Mafia boss Salvatore La Barbera disappears.; January 23 – Angered by the kidnapping and murder of Kenosha vending machine distributor Anthony J. Biernat case, Wisconsin Governor John W. Reynolds, former state attorney general, says bluntly that organized crime has a strong network across the state, centered in Milwaukee, Kenosha ...
Zynga has sneakily released some extremely detailed information regarding the imminent expansion to Mafia Wars Italy covering Regions 6 through 8. The names of the three regions will officially be ...
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Sacra Corona Unita (pronounced [ˈsaːkra koˈroːna uˈniːta]; Italian for 'United Sacred Crown'; acronym: SCU), also known as the Fourth Mafia, [3] [4] [5] is a Mafia-type criminal organization from the Apulia region in Southern Italy, and it is especially active in the areas of Brindisi, Lecce, and Taranto.