Mafia Articles and News
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…...
“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…...
“They’ll talk about me when I’m gone”- Lea Garofalo (April 24, 1974- November 24, 2009) On April 5, 2023, The Good Mothers, a series, will debut on Disney and Hulu. The show is based on a book of the same name written by a U.K based journalist named Alex Perry…....
When one thinks of the mafia in Italy, three familiar names come to mind: the camorra of Naples, Calabria’s ‘ndrangheta, and Sicilian cosa nostra. Needless to say, there is a rising concern of a fourth mafia rearing its head. Puglia Italy’s Southernmost region, Apulia (Puglia) is well-known for its whitewashed…...
In general, in every disadvantage there is a corresponding advantage. Presently, the Albanian mafia is making the most of specific circumstances. Such as, the blow to the Sicilian mafia by the recent arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro, as well as the numerous arrests of ‘ndrangheta members. The mafia thrives on…...
“Every leader, and every regime, and every movement, and every organization that steps across the line to terrorism must be banished from the discourse of civilized human life.”-Alan Keyes, former US assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs While researching, I’ve discovered some intriguing parallels between the mafia and…...
During the 1980s, just north of New York City, a rapist was preying on women in Westchester County. In the early morning of October 31, 1982, two teenage girls were victims of robbery, and were sexually assaulted. According to the victims, the crime transpired while walking home from a party…...
“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…...
“Just ’cause we lit the fuse, doesn’t mean we can control the explosion” – Irving, Mr. Robot The residents of Gioia Tauro are very familiar with its port and the ‘ndrangheta who controls it. Ninety-seven percent of the cocaine entering Italy, according to the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA), enters through…...
