Archive for June, 2008

Jun 28 2008

Top cop Christine Nixon defends Operation Clarendon actions

Published by mafia-news.com under Australia

CHIEF Commissioner Christine Nixon yesterday revealed a new taskforce was investigating Calabrian mafia operations in Victoria. Continue Reading »

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Jun 27 2008

Office of Police Integrity lashes mafia squad

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A SECRET taskforce set up by Christine Nixon to investigate the Calabrian mafia has been attacked by the police corruption watchdog. Continue Reading »

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Jun 26 2008

Sicilian Mafia Feeds Inflation by Fixing Meat Costs, Police Say

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Sicily’s Cosa Nostra imposed minimum prices for meat sold by Palermo butchers, police said today, after rounding up 12 alleged mobsters for extortion, mafia conspiracy and drug trafficking. Continue Reading »

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Jun 23 2008

Did Russian mafia kill Litvinenko?

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The murder of Aleksandr Litvinenko could be linked to a chain of recent arrests of alleged Russian mafia men in Spain. Continue Reading »

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Jun 23 2008

UniCredit exec says Sicily mafia on way out

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Banco di Sicilia can play an important role against the mafia in Sicily by funding sound and competitive companies, the chairman of the Sicilian unit of Italian bank UniCredit said on Tuesday. Continue Reading »

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Jun 21 2008

Naples court sentences mafia bosses to life

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Roberto Saviano arrives at court. Photo: AFP

A MARATHON trial spanning nearly a decade — during which five innocent people involved in the case were murdered — has meted out 16 life sentences in a massive blow to one of Italy’s most powerful criminal clans. Continue Reading »

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