The Rinaldi clan is a
clan operating in the area of
San Giovanni a Teduccio
San Giovanni a Teduccio is a coastal suburb in the east of Naples, in southern Italy.
Etymology
The area took its name after the discovery of a marble bust of John the Baptist in the 4th century which was found in a building that belonged to Theo ...
, in the eastern area of the city of
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. Since 2019 the clan has formed an alliance with the
Ponticelli
Ponticelli is an eastern suburb of Naples, southern Italy with a population of some 70,000 inhabitants.
Geography
It is located inland, near the highway connections of the city; Barra lies to the south.
Ponticelli end with San Giorgio a Cremano, ...
's
De Luca Bossa clan
The De Luca Bossa clan is a Neapolitan Camorra clan operating in the eastern suburbs of Naples, and more specifically in the area of Ponticelli and in municipality of Cercola.
History
The clan was founded by Antonio De Luca Bossa, known as ''‘ ...
, and
Barra
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's
Aprea-Cuccaro clan
The Aprea-Cuccaro clan is a Camorra clan operating in the area of Barra, in the city of Naples.
History
Giovanni Aprea, known as e curtiello'', a leading figure of the clan, began the criminal career working for Ciro Sarno, then a powerful bo ...
, called by the media Rinaldi-De Luca Bossa-Aprea, which has emerged as the most powerful Camorra group in the eastern region of Naples.
History
The Rinaldi clan was founded in 1989 from the split of the
Mazzarella clan
The Mazzarella clan is a Campanian Camorra clan operating in the city of Naples. The clan is historically considered one of the most powerful groups of the Camorra.
History
The clan was founded in the 1960s by the Mazzarella brothers, Ciro know ...
. The clan from the beginning was marked by great blood ties between its leaders, their leadership was conventional, strong and imposing. The first head of the clan was Antonio Rinaldi, known as 'O Giallo, boss with great criminal capabilities and killed in 1989 by order of Gennaro Mazzarella. After the death of 'O Giallo, his brother Vincenzo took the reins of the clan. Leader of considerable criminal charisma, Vincenzo was killed in 1996, after an escalation of violence between the Rinaldi and Mazzarella clans. And the other brother, Gennaro, called 'O lione, replaced him at the head of the organization. Between the years 1996 and 2009, the clan was heavily active in the international counterfeiting market. In order to coordinate the group's affairs, the top members of the organization moved abroad. This absence of the leaders on the territory has made the group extremely vulnerable to the constant attempts of other clans, in the eastern area of Naples, to expand their territories.
[Allum, ''The Invisible Camorra: Neapolitan Crime Families Across Europe'', pp.68–70–72.]
The organization only strongly recovered in the territory of San Giovanni a Teduccio, when Ciro Rinaldi, called ''My way'', took control of the clan in the
2010s
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. In fact, the clan reached its peak in 2017 and 2018, having created small factions in other parts of the city, one led by Luigi Esposito called "o’ sciamarro", and another controlled by Luisa De Stefano, called "La pazzignana" in the Rione De Gasperi,
Ponticelli
Ponticelli is an eastern suburb of Naples, southern Italy with a population of some 70,000 inhabitants.
Geography
It is located inland, near the highway connections of the city; Barra lies to the south.
Ponticelli end with San Giorgio a Cremano, ...
. Ciro Rinaldi, according to the investigators, has a cynical strategist's mind and the typical liveliness of the ruthless criminal.
Recent years
According to the
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 ...
Vincenzo Amirante, the Rinaldi clan made a pact with the leaders of the so-called Paranza dei bambini, even before it was headed by the
Giuliano's heirs, the main objective of the pact was to eliminate the
Mazzarella clan
The Mazzarella clan is a Campanian Camorra clan operating in the city of Naples. The clan is historically considered one of the most powerful groups of the Camorra.
History
The clan was founded in the 1960s by the Mazzarella brothers, Ciro know ...
and take the area of the Maddalena, in the center of Naples.
The clan is allied with the powerful
Secondigliano Alliance
The Secondigliano Alliance ( Italian: Alleanza di Secondigliano) is a strategic alliance of Camorra clans in Naples, Italy and its hinterland which controls drug trafficking and the extortion racket in many areas of Naples since the 1990s. The Alli ...
, decisive in making the Rinaldi one of the most powerful clans in the Camorra. After the strong pact with the Secondigliano Alliance leaders, they had quickly gained a monopoly on the sale of marijuana in the eastern outskirts of the city.
The clan has made a strong alliance with the
De Luca Bossa clan
The De Luca Bossa clan is a Neapolitan Camorra clan operating in the eastern suburbs of Naples, and more specifically in the area of Ponticelli and in municipality of Cercola.
History
The clan was founded by Antonio De Luca Bossa, known as ''‘ ...
and the
Aprea-Cuccaro clan
The Aprea-Cuccaro clan is a Camorra clan operating in the area of Barra, in the city of Naples.
History
Giovanni Aprea, known as e curtiello'', a leading figure of the clan, began the criminal career working for Ciro Sarno, then a powerful bo ...
, which since the beginning of 2019 has been a hegemon in much of the eastern area of the city of Naples.
On February 16, 2019, Ciro Rinaldi, the leader of the organization, was arrested in
San Pietro a Patierno
San Pietro a Patierno is a suburb of Naples, the chief city in Campania, Italy.
Geography
It is one of the largest suburbs of Naples and is relatively lightly populated compared to surrounding areas, with around 20,000 residents. The district of ...
. On September 18, 2019, Rinaldi was sentenced to
life imprisonment
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for the double murder of Ciro Colonna, hit by mistake, and for Raffaele Cepparulo, boss of the "barbudos" faction of the
Rione Sanità
Rione Sanità (literally "Health Neighbourhood" in Italian) is a neighbourhood in Naples, part of the Stella quarter. It is located north of Naples' historical centre, adjacent to the Capodimonte hill.
History
What is now Rione Sanità was a bur ...
.
In December 2019, the first statements by the newly pentito Tommaso Schisa on the dynamics of the Rinaldi clan were reported in the media, shedding light on the murder of Vincenzo De Bernardo. In fact, according to Schisa, De Bernardo was killed for violating the pact on the drugs business with the leaders of the Piezzo group, but above all, with the boss Ciro Rinaldi.
In February 2020, four members affiliated to the clan were arrested, among which are also Rita and Francesco Rinaldi, sons of the late boss O Giallo'', as well nephews of Ciro Rinaldi. They are accused of usury, extortion and attempted extortion with the aggravating circumstance of the mafia method.
Structure
* Ciro Rinaldi, called My way. — Head of the clan. Arrested in February 2019 and sentenced to life in prison.
* Sergio Grassia, called Sergiolino. — Rinaldi's right-hand man. Arrested in June 2019.
* Raffaele Oliviero, called ''o pop''. — Capoparanza. Arrested in June 2019.
* Ciro Grassia — Capoparanza. Arrested in May 2019.
* Raffaele Maddaluno, called ''nzalatella''. — Capoparanza. Surrendered to law enforcement in February 2019.
See also
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List of Camorra clans
This is a comprehensive list of Camorra clans and their place of origin. A clan is a basic unit in the Camorra, a criminal organization originating in Campania. Currently it is estimated there are about 111 Camorra clans, and about 7,000 full mem ...
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San Giovanni a Teduccio
San Giovanni a Teduccio is a coastal suburb in the east of Naples, in southern Italy.
Etymology
The area took its name after the discovery of a marble bust of John the Baptist in the 4th century which was found in a building that belonged to Theo ...
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De Luca Bossa clan
The De Luca Bossa clan is a Neapolitan Camorra clan operating in the eastern suburbs of Naples, and more specifically in the area of Ponticelli and in municipality of Cercola.
History
The clan was founded by Antonio De Luca Bossa, known as ''‘ ...
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Secondigliano Alliance
The Secondigliano Alliance ( Italian: Alleanza di Secondigliano) is a strategic alliance of Camorra clans in Naples, Italy and its hinterland which controls drug trafficking and the extortion racket in many areas of Naples since the 1990s. The Alli ...
References
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1989 establishments in Italy
Camorra clans