Feb 29 2008
Police in Italy gave photos of some of those arrested in Old Bridge
Sicily’s Mafia is rebuilding its networks in the US, according to an Italian parliamentary report.
The report says Cosa Nostra has been sending people to the US to form alliances with families with which it had lost contact in the 1980s. Continue Reading »
Feb 29 2008
The 28-year-old son of the jailed ´boss of bosses´ Salvatore ´Toto´ Riina smiled as he left Sicily´s maximum security prison.
The release from prison of the most feared Sicilian Mafia boss’s son on a technicality has prompted withering criticism of Italy’s justice system, described by one top judge as the slowest in the European Union.
The 28-year-old son of the jailed “boss of bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Riina smiled as he left Sicily’s maximum security prison, sporting a pink jumper and white bodywarmer. Met by his mother, he was whisked off to his hometown Corleone in a black Mercedes. Continue Reading »
Feb 28 2008
Advisor to the Serbian Prime Minister Branislav Ristivojevic said late today that Serbia will file lawsuits at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the US and all other countries that issued unlawful recognition to the fictitious mafia state in Kosovo and Metohija province. Continue Reading »
Feb 27 2008
The report said many US food distribution and construction firms were controlled by the US Mafia, whose bosses were of Sicilian origin. Continue Reading »
Feb 27 2008
Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme
After more than three years in jail awaiting trial on federal charges of lying and obstruction of justice, former New England Mafia boss Francis “Cadillac Frank” Salemme is poised to plead guilty under a deal that could make him a free man by the end of the year. Continue Reading »
Feb 27 2008
ROME – Fewer people are willing to give evidence implicating the Mafia, Italian lawmakers said Wednesday, calling for more help to protect those who speak out against alleged mobsters. Continue Reading »
