Mario Fabbrocino (; January 5, 1943 – April 23, 2019) was a powerful Italian crime boss of the

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mafia.

History

Mario Fabbrocino was the leader of the Fabbrocino clan, based in the

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area, with its sphere of influence around

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. He was nicknamed '' 'o gravunaro'' ("the charcoal burner")Relazione Dia 2° semestre 2005
and ''boss dei due mondi'' ("boss of the two worlds"), due to his business in South America. He was one of the leaders of the

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, created in the 1980s to face the rising power of

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. The feud with Cutolo intensified, when Cutolo ordered the killing of Fabbrocino's brother Francesco.Cayó un capo de la camorra
Clarín, September 4, 1997 Fabbrocino later avenged his brothers death by ordering the murder of Cutolo's only son, Roberto, on December 19, 1990. On the run since 1988, he was among the most wanted fugitives of Italy for a murder in 1982. He was arrested in

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on September 3, 1997.Camorra, il boss Fabbrocino tradito dai maccheroni al ragù
La Repubblica, August 15, 2005 After a long legal battle, he was extradited to Italy in March 2001. He was released in July 2002 because the legal term for preventive custody had expired. However, he received an arrest warrant for cocaine trafficking and was arrested again.Torna in carcere il boss Mario Fabbrocino
RaiNews, July 9, 2002 Fabbrocino was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in January 2003. He was released in August 2004, due to time served (the time he had spent in jail in Argentina waiting for extradition was included). He was sentenced to life imprisonment on April 13, 2005, for the killing of Roberto Cutolo (b. 1962 ; the son of Raffaele Cutolo and historical enemy of Fabbrocino) on December 19, 1990, in Tradate. He became a fugitive once more. On August 15, 2005, he was arrested again in his home in

.Preso boss della camorra
Il Giornale, August 15, 2005

Death

On April 23, 2019, Fabbrocino died in the hospital of the Parma prison, where he was serving a life sentence. On April 28, 2019 he was buried in the cemetery of

, his native city, with a brief private ceremony after the public funeral had been denied by the State.

References

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