Mafia Articles and News
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…...
Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused Freda Adler The municipality of Seminara, located in the Province of Reggio Calabria, is well-known for its stunning beaches. The kind of place where teenage girls should be living their best lives. Instead, this story recounts the repeated…...
Death is bad enough, the death of a child, unbearable. But the murder of a child? There’s nothing worse Anonymous On January 16, 2014, Giuseppe Iannicelli Jr. went desperately searching for his father but had no luck. After checking all the usual haunts, there was no sign of him. Little…...
“The key to being a good mentor is to help people become more of who they already are – not to make them more like you.” SUZE ORMAN Mentors Simply put, a mentor is someone with more experience who guides and teaches another. Mentors serve as role models, setting prime…...
And what is the greatest number? Number one. David Hume ‘Ndrangheta Italy’s Sicilian mafia has dominated the country’s underworld for decades. The ‘ndrangheta, which operates from Calabria’s southern region, managed to overshadow its notorious counterpart. Unlike the Sicilian mafia, blood relations are the glue that binds the organization together. Of…...
Approach the enemy with the attitude of defeating him without delay Miyamato Musashi Maxi-Trial Following a three-year legal process that saw 416 members and associates of the ‘ndrangheta arrested in December 2019, over two hundred defendants were found guilty and given a combined sentence of 2,100 years. For Italian magistrates…...
Love can blind a person to the point of continuing to chase it, fully aware things will not end well. Anonymous The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and paradise to art lovers is Florence, Italy. Its numerous museums highlight the works of such artists as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo,…...
In the early morning hours of June 27, 2023, a major operation took place aimed at the Calabrian mafia, the ‘ndrangheta. The Carabinieri del Ros arrested 43 people with warrants issued by the Catanzaro Anti-mafia District Directorate (DDA) and more specifically, at the direction of Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri. The arrests…...
“There is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre.” – Kurt Vonnegut Taurianova In life, naturally, we become accustomed to certain things. The customs of Taurianova, a municipality in Reggio Calabria, can range from the sweet nougat called torrone, to the atrocities of ‘ndrangheta. And in terms of atrocities, the…...
May 4, 2023 Yesterday’s early morning arrests of more than 100 people across Europe dealt another serious blow to the ‘ndrangheta.. That is to say, thanks to law enforcement stepping up their efforts to dismantle the organization. In reality, on a whole, Italian authorities, are on a roll apprehending the…...
