Mafia Articles and News
Matteo Messina Denaro On January 16, 2023, following a 30-year manhunt, Italian law enforcement apprehended Matteo Messina Denaro. His capture took place at the La Maddalena clinic in Palermo, Sicily, where he was undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Most considered Denaro the last link between the death-dealing cosa nostra of the past…...
Generally speaking, when we think of the mafia the United States, Canada and Italy come to mind. Most of us do not equate countries like Israel and Palestine as places the mafia would be. Nevertheless, a conflict of such magnitude like a war can expose mafia mentalities. You can scarcely…...
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Extreme Cyclist Italian extreme cyclist Vittorio Brumotti holds ten entries in the Guinness Book of World Records. Riding is his passion and he refers to his bike as his gun, guitar,…...
A lie can run around the world before the truth has got its boots on. Terry Pratchett The phrase “word on the street”, allegedly dates back to the 1920s in New York City. In those days, insider-trading was legal and certain information regarding companies came from Wall Street. The frequently…...
The battle line between good and evil runs through the heart of every man Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Pittsburgh Charles “Chucky” Porter somehow bypassed the mafia’s edict where a proposed member’s parents both needed to be of Italian decent. Porter, who is only half Italian on his mother’s side, not only became…...
The easiest clay to shape is an impressionable young mind. John Pennisi 1978 I remember pestering my mother about wanting to move in with my father. At the time, my nine year old mind believed the grass was greener on the other side. My parent’s marriage ended three years earlier,…...
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…...
In light of the recent events in the Middle East surrounding the Israeli/Palestine war, I decided to write about the mafia’s history with regard to Israel. Having stated that, this blog does not adopt a political stance about the current events. Those that are looked at with hesistant eyes. Are…...
This past Wednesday, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (financial police), detained 33 people for criminal association, drug trafficking, and money laundering. Among the arrested were Chinese nationals, camorra, and ‘ndrangheta members. This investigation began in 2020 by Rome’s prosecutor’s office in coordination with the District Anti-mafia Directorate. High fashion The Chinese…...
