Mafia Articles and News
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…...
“Mercy is compassion, kindness, empathy, forgiveness. While grace might be described as blessings and favor from God that we do not necessarily deserve, mercy represents not receiving what we do deserve because of the patience, love, and atonement of the Master.” -Brent L. Top Vittorio Amuso Vittorio “Little Vic” Amuso,…...
“Beware! In every man, there lurks the falcon; a streak of ruthlessness and a thirst for power“ Penny Jordan Castellammare War The Castellammare War, so named after the birthplace of one of its participants, erupted in New York City in 1930–1931. Salvatore Maranzano, a Sicilian immigrant from Castellammare del Golfo,…...
This past Tuesday the FBI and NYPD joint task force arrested five men: Frank “Skip” DiPietro, Michael Sellick, Vincent Spagnuolo, Vincent Cerchio, and Samuel Sorce. Their apprehension was connected to Manhattan jewel heists worth up to $2 million. On January 3, 2023, at 9:50 a.m. the heist crew traveled in…...
“Undeservedly, you will atone for the sins of your fathers”- Horace The Godfather In the late 1970s, unwanted infamy graced the town of Corleone, Sicily. Particularly, on account of the movie The Godfather using its name. The movie’s main characters belonged to a fictitious mafia family named after the town…....
“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…...
“Music is the key to unlock a prison door.”- Anonymous Recently, I read an article regarding the musician Sting and a guitar made for him by Italian prisoners. Occasionally, I’ll read something that piques my interest, and after some research, a blog post is created. In this instance, the fact…...
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope”- Maya Angelou To put it mildly, living as a fugitive can be difficult and lonely. Under those circumstances, any woman willing to be with a man exhibits unconditional love. Such was…...
“If you can count your money, you don’t have a billion dollars”-J Paul Getty The Getty family J. Paul Getty founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and by 1966, the Guinness Book of Records ranked him the world’s richest private American citizen. Even though Getty’s wealth was above $1…...
