Pasquale Scotti (; born 8 September 1958 in
Casoria
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) is an Italian criminal and boss of the
—a Mafia-type organisation in
Naples
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and
Campania
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—involved in the
Nuova Camorra Organizzata (NCO), headed by
Raffaele Cutolo.
[Evade dall'ospedale il vice di Cutolo]
La Repubblica, December 27, 1984
Camorra boss
He was described as a smooth and ruthless personality and one of the most able of the lieutenants of Cutolo together with
Vincenzo Casillo
Vincenzo Casillo (, ; July 8, 1942 – January 29, 1983) was an Italian Camorrista and the second in command of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata, a Camorra organization in Naples. His nickname was ("the Big Black one").
Second in Command
He w ...
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[Torturato e assassinato da killer camorristi]
La Repubblica, January 10, 1985 Scotti and Casillo—who had close ties to the secret services—mediated between Cutolo and the regional leaders of the Christian Democrat party ( it, Democrazia Cristiana, DC), the military secret service and the Red Brigades to obtain the release of the politician Ciro Cirillo
Ciro Cirillo (; February 15, 1921 – July 30, 2017) was an Italian politician and member of the Christian Democracy (DC) political party. He served as the President of the Province of Naples from 1969 to 1975 and the President of Campania from ...
, who had been kidnapped in April 1981. Scotti also administered the assets of the NCO investing it in Italy and abroad.[Sfugge ai poliziotti e gli regala champagne]
Il Giornale, October 11, 2011
Casillo was killed by a bomb in his car in January 1983, presumably to cover the secret negotiations by DC politicians to free Cirillo contravening to official policy of the Italian government to not negotiate with so-called terrorists. Scotti was behind the killing of Casillo's mistress because she knew too much about the dealings of his erstwhile ally.[
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Arrest and escape
After the transfer of Cutolo to the prison island Asinara and the wave of arrest against the NCO in June 1983, Scotti tried to rearrange the organisation.[ He was arrested on 17 December 1983 in his fiefdom Caivano where he controlled the rackets and trafficking in drugs, smuggled cigarettes and arms. His arrest involved a shoot out with the police in which Scotti was injured. During detention, fearing a vendetta of rival Camorristi, he decided to become a pentito and collaborate with the authorities revealing different aspects of NCO. On Christmas Eve of 1984, he escaped from the hospital of Caserta where he had been hospitalized for a wound to the hand.][
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Fugitive and final arrest
Since 1985, he has been on the " most wanted list" of the Italian ministry of the Interior for murder and concealment of corpse and other crimes. On 17 January 1990 an international arrest warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property.
Canada
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was issued against him, to be arrested for extradition.Direzione Centrale della Polizia Criminale - "Programma Speciale di Ricerca" - Scotti Pasquale
In January 2005 he received a life sentence for a series of 26 murders in 1982-83 during the Camorra war between the NCO and the Nuova Famiglia.[Altri ergastoli per Cutolo e i vecchi padrini della Nco]
La Repubblica, January 23, 2005 In October 2011, while Scotti had been on the run for nearly 27 years, the Italian police issued a new photofit
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on the basis of a mug-shot from the 1980s.[Latitanti: un cutoliano in fuga da 27 anni]
Polizia di Stato, October 10, 2011
There has been speculation that Scotti is no longer alive. He either might have been killed by rival factions in the Camorra, or because he had turned state witness, or because he knew too much about involvement of politicians and secret services in the release of the kidnapped Cirillo.[ According to a ]'Ndrangheta
The 'Ndrangheta (, , ) is a prominent Italian Mafia-type organized crime syndicate and secret society, criminal society based in the peninsular and mountainous region of Calabria and dating back to the late 18th century. It is considered one of ...
boss turned state witness, Franco Pino, Scotti died in 1984.[Boss calabrese: "Il super latitante Pasquale Scotti è stato ucciso"]
La Repubblica, October 21, 2011[Il pentito e il superlatitante della camorra]
, Gazzetta del Sud, October 21, 2011 He was finally arrested by the Interpol office in Brazil and the Brazilian Federal Police in Recife
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(Brazil) on 26 May 2015, after about 30 years on the run[Polícia Federal prende líder de máfia italiana em Recife, condenado a prisão perpétua]
O Globo, May 26, 2015 and then extradited to Italy on 10 March 2016. In July the same year Pasquale Scotti became a '' pentito'' and started cooperating with Italian authorities.
See also
*List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
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References
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1958 births
Camorristi
Living people
Nuova Camorra Organizzata
People from the Metropolitan City of Naples