May 31 2008
Two Japanese mafia dons who jumped a long queue to get liver transplants in the United States each made donations of £50,000 to the Californian hospital that operated on them. Continue Reading »
May 30 2008
Washington — U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday imposed sanctions on Kurdish rebels and an Italian organized crime group in an attempt to cut off their access to the U.S. financial system and their funding.
Using a U.S. anti-drug trafficking law, Bush designated the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, and the ‘Ndrangheta Organization subject to the sanctions, which prevent U.S. companies and individuals from engaging in trade and transactions with them. Continue Reading »
May 30 2008
The Bulgarian State Agency for National Security (SANS) has uncovered an organized crime group acting in Bulgaria and composed of residents of the former Soviet Union. Continue Reading »
May 30 2008
Four Russians will appear in “court” in occupied northern Cyprus today accused of trying to swindle thousands of pounds from casinos by using “James Bond-style equipment” to try and beat the banker. Continue Reading »
May 29 2008
Collado-Villalba — An Italian man with alleged links to the Calabrian Mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta, was arrested in Spain on Thursday carrying four kilogrammes of cocaine worth an estimated 600,000 euros. Continue Reading »
May 29 2008
NEW YORK — On the run for nearly four months, a reputed Mafia capo strolled up to the FBI’s New York City office on Thursday and surrendered on charges he ordered a decades-old gangland hit that took an innocent bystander’s life.
Nicholas “Little Nick” Corozzo, who authorities say was a one-time crony of notorious mob boss John Gotti, was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to racketeering, extortion and murder charges. Continue Reading »
May 28 2008
Rome — An Italian media rights watchdog, Information Safety and Freedom, has launched an appeal for greater protection for journalists reporting on the Mafia in Italy.
“We launch an appeal to international associations for the freedom of the press because we want to keep watch over the safety of our colleagues in Italy who operate in the areas controlled by the Mafia,” said Stefano Marcelli, the president of ISF on Wednesday. Continue Reading »
May 26 2008
Caserta — Italian police arrested 53 alleged members of the Mafia organisation, known as the Camorra, in the southern Campania region on Monday. Continue Reading »
May 24 2008
Italy marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone Friday by announcing stronger powers for prosecutors and new measures to confiscate mafia assets. Continue Reading »
May 24 2008
ROME — Italian police said today they had arrested the head of a clan of the ‘Ndrangheta, or Calabrian mafia, which is suspected of being behind the execution-style killing of six Italians in Germany last year.
Giuseppe Nirta, one of Italy’s most-wanted mafia fugitives, is suspected of being the “boss” of the Nirta-Strangio clan which is at the centre of a long-running feud that police believe led to last August’s killings in Duisburg. Continue Reading »
