Oct 29 2008
Judge to rule in landmark Mafia extortion trial
Palermo — An Italian judge was on Wednesday due to rule in a landmark Mafia trial whether the municipality of Palermo and business associations, as well as Italy’s Interior Ministry may collectively act as plaintiff or claimant alongside 15 alleged victims of the Sicilian Mafia’s extortion racket. Mafia bosses Sandro and Salvatore Lo Piccolo are among 76 suspects standing trial for Mafia association. They include business people who paid the so-called ‘pizzo’ or ‘protection money’ to the Mafia and did not report their extortionists to police. Continue Reading »
