Mafia Articles and News
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…...
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,…...
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…...
Insanity is a legal term. Crazy is an art form. Hunter S.Thompson On March 16, 2019, the police in Brick Township, New Jersey took a 24-year-old man into custody for a crime committed three days prior. The suspect, Anthony Comello of Staten Island, had no known criminal history. The crime…...
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,…...
The majority of Italians and Italian authorities hailed the capture of Matteo Messina Denaro, the nation’s most wanted fugitive, on January 16, 2023. The arrest took place at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily where Denaro went to receive treatment for stomach cancer. In February 2023, Palermo magistrates enthusiastically interrogated…...
“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member”- Groucho Marx Social clubs are known to be places where one can find camaraderie, enjoy good food, and have plenty of laughs. I vividly recall my childhood in Ozone Park and Howard Beach, Queens. Due to a…...
In March 2020, the Central Operations Service in Catanzaro, Calabria received some interesting reports from the FBI in New York. Specifically, they inquired about Teodoro Matozzo from Satriano, a small town in Catanzaro. Apparently, Matozzo was operating in New York and had links to the Gambino and Colombo families. Equally…...
“There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.”- Ansel Adams What makes a photograph stand out from the rest? For me, it involves catching an unexpected person or moment and capturing it. I’m not a photographer by any means, but I do own a camera and…...
Beneath the broad tides of human history there flow the stealthy undercurrents of the secret societies, which frequently determine in the depth the changes that take place upon the surface- A.E Waite Secret Societies Secret societies have existed throughout history, piquing people’s curiosity. Clandestine organizations with carefully selected members who…...
