Mafia
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
World
December 4, 2018
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested the new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged mobsters in…
‘Brothers and sisters’ of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily
World
September 15, 2018
‘Brothers and sisters’ of the Mafia, repent, pope says in Sicily
Pope Francis appealed to Sicily’s Mafia on Saturday to abandon a life of crime and violence, saying the island…
Mafia boss serving 26 life sentences dies
World
November 17, 2017
Mafia boss serving 26 life sentences dies
Salvatore “Toto” Riina, the Sicilian Mafia’s most powerful boss of the 20th century who was convicted for ordering dozens of…
Italian politician under fire for saying anti-mafia MP should be killed
World
November 18, 2016
Italian politician under fire for saying anti-mafia MP should be killed
The governor of a southern Italian region has come under fire for saying the head of parliament's anti-mafia committee deserved…
Rome mafia trial puts black soul of Italy in the dock
World
November 4, 2015
Rome mafia trial puts black soul of Italy in the dock
The alleged ringleaders of Italy's newest mafia go on trial Thursday in a landmark case set to highlight systemic corruption…
Italy police seize 1.6 billion euros of assets in mafia bust
World
July 8, 2015
Italy police seize 1.6 billion euros of assets in mafia bust
Italian police said on Wednesday they had seized assets worth more than 1.6 billion euros (1.15 billion pounds) from five…