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John Hooper: The mafia's very own minstrel comes clean

guardian.co.uk
02-Dec-2008
        

The known dangers of being a pop singer include losing your clothes to ecstatic fans, losing your money to greedy agents, splitting your trousers on stage and, of course, dying lonely of an overdose in a soulless motel.But in...

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Mafia wrath

bbc.co.uk
01-Dec-2008 1 related
        

Not yet 30, Roberto Saviano has achieved what other writers only dream of: an acclaimed bestseller, which he has adapted into an Oscar-tipped film. Gangsters from his native city of Naples have passed a death sentence on him....

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The Mafia's Very Own Minstrel Comes Clean

buzzle.com
01-Dec-2008
        

John Hooper: Gigi D'Alessio was only able to disentangle himself from the Camorra's embrace after a breakthrough concert in 1997 The known dangers of being a pop singer include losing your clothes to ecstatic fans, losing your...

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Veteran reporter covers Naples mob

iht.com
29-Nov-2008
        

But there wasn't the Saviano phenomenon." Under the Camorra in recent decades the Campania region, whose capital is Naples, has become the hub of an international criminal web involving drug trafficking, illegal waste dumping,...

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Italy's war with mob escalates after murder spree near Naples

boston.com
28-Nov-2008
        

Military sent to help battle crime syndicates By Frances D'Emilio Associated Press / November 28, 2008 CASAL DI PRINCIPE, Italy - The paratroopers' armored vehicles had barely taken up position in this fiefdom of the Casalesi...

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Official seeks assurance for Naples' U.S. renters

stripes.com
26-Nov-2008
        

By Sandra Jontz, Stars and Stripes European edition, Thursday, November 27, 2008 NAPLES, Italy — Americans have been renting homes reportedly belonging to Naples’ infamous Camorra mafia crime gang, prompting the senior NATO...

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Writers discuss death threats

news24.com
26-Nov-2008 22 related
        

Stockholm - Besides death threats from zealots and mobsters, writers Salman Rushdie and Roberto Saviano said on Tuesday that questions about their integrity hurt the most. The two authors found common ground as they compared...

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Gun disguised as a mobile phone is seized by police

telegraph.co.uk
26-Nov-2008 22 related
        

A gun disguised as a mobile phone has been seized by police. The weapon, which is black with a dummy screen, was discovered by Italian police during a raid on a mafia gang. It can hold four .22 calibre rounds, contained beneath...

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italymag.co.uk: Oscar hope Gomorrah to hit U.S. december 19 italymag.co.uk

Oscar hope Gomorrah to hit U.S. december 19

italymag.co.uk
22-Nov-2008 3 related
        

Italy's Oscar hopeful Gomorrah will be released in the United States on December 19, just over a month before the Academy Award nominees are announced. Matteo Garrone's hard-hitting Naples Mob expose', adapted from Roberto...

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This is Gomorra

dailystaregypt.com
21-Nov-2008
        

Last month, The Guardian posed this question; is “Gomorra” the best mafia film of all time? The colossal buzz generated by its Grand Prize win at the Cannes Film Festival last May was translated into massive box-office gains to...

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