Mafia Articles and News
In the age of podcasts, Youtube channels and fast turnaround online journalism, plagiarism isn’t an accident — it’s practically a business model, that includes credit quietly stripped away in the scramble for clicks. What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. William ralph inge The mob genre walks a thin line between originality…...
To a person charged with a crime, a defense lawyer isn’t just “a lawyer.” They are trusted intermediaries, and often the difference between freedom and a prison sentence. A defendant often views his or her lawyer as savior-like—that is if the attorney is not cooperating with law enforcement. Each betrayal…...
Italy’s commitment to combating organized crime has long been a defining feature of its political, legal, and institutional agenda. The Italian state has developed one of the most sophisticated and influential anti–organized crime systems in the world. While criminal organizations such as Cosa Nostra, ’Ndrangheta, Camorra, and Sacra Corona Unita…...
In George Orwell’s 1984, the infamous phrase “Big brother is watching you” relates to constant surveillance much like the FBI’s long-term monitoring of the mafia and investigations aimed at exposing and dismantling it. We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all…...
Social media platforms are essentially public megaphones for the entire world. People will pay attention if you have something compelling to say. In a nutshell, public posts are fair game, so it should come as no surprise that law enforcement treats social media as a 24/7 evidence generator. Big brother…...
Padua, Italy Born in Fontaniva, in the province of Padua, Italy, life blessed Giuliano Velo with a wealthy family. His father, Bellarmino, ran a company that prefabricated buildings. Velo, however, fell in with organized crime and became a member of the Mala de Brenta also referred to as the Venetian…...
Once a playground for Italy’s southern aristocracy, Castel Volturno in present day, is a lawless wasteland. In recent decades, the seaside town, located in Campania’s province of Caserta, is home to a large immigrant population, particularly from West Africa. It is also home base to one of Italy’s oldest and…...
During the mid-1980s, the mafia, precisely boss Salvatore Biondino, ruled the San Lorenzo district of Palermo. An area once replete with historic villas, and green spaces, all replaced with blocks of poorly built apartments constructed by mafia-owned companies. At the time, the influence and violence of the mafia caused a…...
Roberto Saviano In an article dated July 25, 2025, Italian investigative journalist Roberto Saviano stated: “What criminal organizations fear most is the written word.” His statement, resonated with my emotions, and inspired me to write this blog. “The pen is mightier than the sword” Edward Bulwer lytton In addition to…...
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent that will survive but those that can best manage change -Charles Darwin Over the past few decades, the mafia in Italy and Sicily has undergone drastic transformation. Even more telling is the significant revamping in their structure, activities, and visibility. However,…...
