Rocco Morabito (; born 23 November 1960) is an Italian criminal from

Bova Marina Bova Marina (Calabrian Greek: , ''Jalò tu Vunà''; Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabr ...

, and member of the

'Ndrangheta The 'Ndrangheta (, , ) is a mafia-type organized crime, criminal syndicate originating from the Calabria region of Italy. Gratteri & Nicaso, ''Fratelli di Sangue'', pp. 65–68 This body, also referred to as the Commission in reference to the ...

, a Mafia-type organisation in

Calabria Calabria is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. It is a peninsula bordered by the region Basilicata to the north, the Ionian Sea to the east, the Strait of Messina to the southwest, which separates it from Sicily, and the Tyrrhenian S ...

. He is the son of

Giuseppe Morabito Giuseppe Morabito (; born 15 August 1934), nicknamed ("the straight shooter"), is an Italian criminal and a historical boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in the region of Calabria, in southern Italy. He hails from Africo in the L ...

, also known as Tiradrittu, the head of the 'Ndrangheta in

Africo Africo (Central-Southern Calabrian, Calabrian: ; ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Reggio Calabria, in the Southern Italian region of Calabria located from Reggio Calabria. Africo consists of two main centers. The first, Africo Vecchio (Old A ...

, and succeeded him as the head of the clan after his father had been arrested in February 2004.

'Ndrangheta mediator

Morabito is seen as a diplomatic broker, a "peacemaker" in the interest and for the good of the 'Ndrangheta clans, in addition to driving the powerful and well-networked underworld faction of

with tentacles in different regions of Northern Italy and especially in

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. His role as mediator became clear when in March 2010, the police managed to place a bug in the home of

Giuseppe Pelle Giuseppe Pelle (; born 20 August 1960) is an Italian criminal from San Luca, and member of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He is the son of Antonio Pelle, also known as ''Ntoni Gambazza'', the ''capo crimine'', the ceremonia ...

, another emerging boss and son of

Antonio Pelle Antonio Pelle (; March 1, 1932 – November 4, 2009), also known as Ntoni Gambazza ("Tony Bad Leg"), was a historically significant and charismatic 'Ndrangheta boss from San Luca in Calabria. He was the patriarch of the San Luca ''Locale ('Ndrangh ...

, also known as ''Ntoni Gambazza'', the ''

capo crimine A capocrimine is the elected boss of the ''crimine'', an annual meeting of the 'Ndrangheta ''Locale ('Ndrangheta), locali'' near the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Polsi in the municipality of San Luca during the September Feast.Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoo ...

'', the ceremonial head of the 'Ndrangheta. In just over a month hundreds of meetings were recorded between mafiosi, politicians, entrepreneurs, professionals, businessmen and middlemen of any kind, and even people with links to intelligence services."Sono bastate tre cimici per dare un duro colpo alla 'ndrangheta"
La Repubblica, September 30, 2011 The conversations confirmed the existence of ''

Camera di Controllo The ''Camera di Controllo'' (Board of Control), is a collegial body of the 'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria in Southern Italy. It is also known as ''La Provincia'' (the Province) or ''Camera di Compensazione'' (compensation board ...

'', a provincial commission of the 'Ndrangheta, formed at the end of the

Second 'Ndrangheta war The Second 'Ndrangheta war was an internal struggle in the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal organisation in Calabria (southern Italy). The conflict raged from 1985–1991 in Reggio Calabria. Practically all the 'ndrine in Reggio Calabria grouped into eith ...

in September 1991 to avoid further internal conflicts. They also confirmed that Rocco Morabito and Giuseppe Pelle had succeeded their fathers and were in charge of managing the affairs of the 'Ndrangheta clans on the Ionic side (the

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mountains and

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) of Calabria. (Other so-called ''mandamenti'' are those for the Tyrrhenian side (the plains of

Gioia Tauro Gioia Tauro () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria (Italy), on the Tyrrhenian coast. It has an important port, situated along the route connecting Suez to Gibraltar, one of the busiest maritime corridors in ...

) and one central ''mandamento'' for the city of

Reggio Calabria Reggio di Calabria (; ), commonly and officially referred to as Reggio Calabria, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, is the List of cities in Italy, largest city in Calabria as well as the seat of the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria. As ...

)La ‘ndrangheta muta pelle, regole e gerarchie
Gazzetta del Sud, May 23, 2010 As a result of the bugs, Giuseppe Pelle was arrested on 22 April 2010, in an operation dubbed Reale (Royal), together with eight others, including his sons.Operazione “Reale”: ‘Ndrangheta, alleanza tra San Luca e Reggio – I nuovi assetti delle cosche
, Calabria notizie, April 23, 2010 Morabito was able to escape but was arrested a few days later on 26 April 2010, in

Melito di Porto Salvo Melito di Porto Salvo (; or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria in the Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southeast of Reggio Calabria; and is also the southernmost m ...

, while he was visiting his sister.Duro colpo alla 'ndrangheta, preso il boss Giovanni Tegano
Corriere della Sera, April 26, 2010
Il Quotidiano della Calabria, April 27, 2010

References

* Gratteri, Nicola & Antonio Nicaso (2006).
Fratelli di Sangue
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