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De Stefano 'ndrina
The De Stefano 'ndrina, or the De Stefano family or De Stefano-Tegano family, is one of the most powerful clans of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina hailed from the Archi neighbourhood in Reggio Calabria. Several of its members were included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy. According to prosecutor Salvatore Boemi, the De Stefanos are the representation of the manager-criminal controlling a crime multinational with joint ventures with Raffaele Cutolo from the Camorra and Nitto Santapaola and Francesco Ferrera from Cosa Nostra in Catania. Origins The De Stefano brothers, Paolo, Giovanni, Giorgio and Orazio would come to prominence as members of the 'Ndrangheta clan of Domenico Tripodo, the old boss (capobastone) of Reggio Calabria, who had acquired considerable financial resources through tobacco smuggling. Within two years (as a result of the first 'Ndrangheta war in 1974-1976) they moved from being simple ...
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Paolo De Stefano
Paolo De Stefano (; died October 13, 1985) was an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta who became the undisputed boss of Reggio Calabria. Together with his brothers Giovanni, Giorgio and Orazio he headed the De Stefano 'ndrina. Early years De Stefano clan hailed from the Archi neighbourhood in Reggio Calabria. Paolo and his brother Giorgio De Stefano went to university for several years.Arlacchi, ''Mafia Business'', p. 121 According to the pentito Giacomo Lauro, who held important positions in the Reggio Calabria clans: ''“In 1970 … the De Stefanos … were nobody, they were nobody. The De Stefano brothers became the owners of Reggio Calabria after the war, the first mafia war. … I do not want to swear, but who the fuck were the De Stefanos in the 1970s? They had killed a certain Sergi for four oxen, for a fraud of four oxen in Modena … These were the De Stefanos. They committed petty fraud for four cows, … then with cigarettes.”'' The De Stefano brothers ...
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Paolo Serraino
Paolo Serraino (born March 21, 1942), is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria. He was born in Cardeto, about 10 km southeast of the city of Reggio Calabria. Personal He is the younger the brother of the boss of the Serraino 'ndrina, Francesco Serraino (born in 1929), known as the “king of the mountains” for his control over the wood industry in the Aspromonte mountains.Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoods'', p. 153Sentenza procedimento penale Olimpia
Tribunale di Reggio Calabria, January 19, 1999
At the age of 17, he was already denounced for illegal possession of firearms. The Serraino clan is related with the Di Giovine clan. The Di Giovine clan, headed by Maria Serrain ...
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Nuova Camorra Organizzata
The Nuova Camorra Organizzata (Italian: New Organized Camorra) was an Italian Camorra criminal organization founded in the late 1970s by a Neapolitan Camorrista, Raffaele Cutolo, in the region of Campania. It was also known by the initials NCO. The organization was established with the purpose of renewing the old rural Camorra, which dealt in contraband cigarettes and extortion schemes in the Neapolitan fruit market. To this end, Cutolo created a structured and hierarchical organization, in stark contrast to the traditional Camorra clans which are usually fragmented. History Formation The founder of this organization, Raffaele Cutolo, also known as ''"'o Professore"'' (The Professor), was born on 20 December 1941 in Ottaviano, a village in the hinterland of Naples. At the age of 18, on 24 February 1963, he committed his first homicide and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, reduced to 24 years after appeal. He was sent to Poggioreale, Naples’ prison ...
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First 'Ndrangheta War
The First 'Ndrangheta war was an internal struggle in the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type criminal organisation in Calabria (southern Italy). The conflict raged from 1974 to 1977 and resulted in approximately 233 deaths.Dickie, ''Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse'',p. 138/ref> The war broke the equilibrium in the triumvirate, made up of Antonio Macrì, Domenico Tripodo and Girolamo Piromalli, that had ruled the 'Ndrangheta for 15 years, and facilitated the rise of a new generation 'Ndranghetisti, in particular the De Stefano 'ndrina, who wanted to involve the 'Ndrangheta in new, more lucrative criminal activities (especially drug trafficking). Background Traditional 'Ndrangheta bosses such as Domenico Tripodo and Antonio Macrì were opposed to new developments in the organisation, such as the entry into kidnapping and drug trafficking. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue''p.58/ref> They also opposed the formation of the Santa, a secret society within the 'Ndrangheta, established ...
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Mammoliti 'ndrina
The Mammoliti 'ndrina () is a powerful clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. The 'ndrina is based in Castellace and Oppido Mamertina in the plain of Gioia Tauro in southern Calabria on the Tyrrhenian coast. The clan is considered to be one of the more powerful in the area, and is closely linked to the Rugolo clan through intermarriage. They are often referred to as the Mammoliti-Rugolo clan. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue'', p. 165 Feud with the Barbaro clan In the 1950s the Mammoliti clan was involved in a bloody feud in Castellace with the Barbaro 'ndrina. In October 1954, the head of the clan, Francesco Mammoliti, was killed by Domenico Barbaro. On November 7, 1954, the Mammolitis retaliated and killed Francesco Barbaro and some others, an attack that was attributed to Francesco's son Vincenzo Mammoliti, who was acquitted by the court because of insufficient proof. On January 19, 1955, Giovanni Barbaro, the brother of ...
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Salvatore Boemi
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La Santa
''La Santa'' is a secret society within the '''Ndrangheta'', a criminal organisation in Calabria (Italy). The name probably derives from the shortening of '' mamma santissima''.Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoods'', pp. 114-16 In mafia slang, the expression is used to refer to mafia chiefs. ''Mamma santissima'' literally means "most holy mother" and refers to the Virgin Mary, who is regarded as the protector of the 'Ndrangheta.Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoods'', p. 238 The Santa was an innovation in the traditional stratification of the 'Ndrangheta introduced in the early 1970s to maximize the power and invisibility of the most important bosses. Security concerns led to the creation of a secret society within the secret society. Membership in the ''Santa'' is only known to other members. Contrary to the 'Ndrangheta code, it allowed bosses to establish close connections with state representatives, even to the extent that some were affiliated with the ''Santa''. These connections were often esta ...
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Giacomo Lauro (pentito)
Giacomo Lauro (1550–1605), also called Giacomo da Treviso, was an Italian painter, of the late Renaissance, active mainly in his native Venice and Treviso. He was a follower of Paolo Veronese. He painted a ''St. Roch interceding for victims of the plague''. He died in Treviso Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti .... References * 1550 births 1605 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub ...
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Pentito
''Pentito'' (; lit. "repentant"; plural: ''pentiti'') is used colloquially to designate collaborators of justice in Italian criminal procedure terminology who were formerly part of criminal organizations and decided to collaborate with a public prosecutor. The judicial category of ''pentiti'' was originally created in 1970s to combat violence and terrorism during the period of left- and right-wing terrorism known as the Years of Lead. During the 1986–87 Maxi Trial, and after the testimony of Tommaso Buscetta, the term was increasingly applied to former members of organized crime who had abandoned their organization and started helping investigators. Role and benefits In exchange for the information they deliver, ''pentiti'' receive shorter sentences for their crimes, in some cases even freedom. In the Italian judicial system, ''pentiti'' can obtain personal protection, a new name, and some money to start a new life in another place, possibly abroad. This practice is common ...
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Orazio De Stefano
Orazio is a male given name of Italian origin, derived from the Latin name ( ''nomen'') Horatius, from the Roman gens (clan) Horatia. People so named include: *Orazio Alfani (c. 1510–1583), Italian painter *Orazio Antinori (1811–1882), Italian explorer and zoologist *Orazio Arancio (born 1967), Italian former rugby union player and current coach and sports director *Orazio Attanasio (born 1959), Italian economist and professor *Orazio Bassani (died 1615), Italian musician and composer *Orazio Benevoli (1605–1672), Italian composer *Orazio Bianchi, Italian Baroque painter *Orazio Borgianni (c. 1575–1616), Italian painter and etcher * Orazio Bruni (born c. 1630), Italian engraver *Orazio Fagone (born 1968), Italian sledge hockey player and former speed skater *Orazio Falconieri (died 1664), Italian nobleman *Orazio Fantasia (born 1995), Australian rules footballer *Orazio Farinati (1559–1616), Italian painter *Orazio Farnese, Duke of Castro (1532–1553), husband of Diane ...
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Giorgio De Stefano
Giorgio Carmelo De Stefano (; Reggio Calabria, unknown – ) was an Italian mobster and high-ranking boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type criminal organisation in Calabria (southern Italy). Together with his brothers Paolo, Giovanni and Orazio he headed the De Stefano 'ndrina. Criminal career Capobastone of the De Stefano 'ndrina, Giorgio De Stefano was among the protagonists of the First 'Ndrangheta war which raged from 1974 to 1976, allied with the Piromalli brothers against the "old" 'Ndrangheta of Antonio Macrì and Domenico Tripodo — the latter being the former boss of the De Stefano brothers, who under Giorgio managed to break off from his control and become the most important criminal family in Reggio Calabria.Dickie, ''Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse'',pp. 137-40/ref> During the war he survived an assassination attempt by hitmen loyal to Tripodo, inside the ''Roof Garden'' bar in Reggio Calabria, which led to the death of his brother Giovanni. Tripodo would late ...
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List Of Most Wanted Fugitives In Italy
The list of most wanted fugitives in Italy is a most wanted list published by the Italian Interior Ministry. It includes criminals who are considered extremely dangerous by the Polizia di Stato. The list was started in July 1992. There are also lists of 100 and 500 most wanted fugitives of lesser importance. When a fugitive is caught, they are promptly removed from the list and replaced by another individual. The list Anonima sarda *Attilio Cubeddu, wanted since 1997 Camorra *Renato Cinquegranella, wanted since 2002 Cosa Nostra *Giovanni Motisi, wanted since 1998 'Ndrangheta * Pasquale Bonavota, wanted since 2018 Removed from the list 1992 *Giuseppe "Piddu" Madonia (Cosa Nostra), arrested on 6 September 1992. * Raffaele Stolder (Camorra), wanted since 1989, arrested on 10 September 1992. *Carmine Alfieri (Camorra), arrested on 11 September 1992.
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