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Italy fights mob terror near Naples

wtop.com
yesterday 18 related
        

By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press Writer CASAL DI PRINCIPE, Italy (AP) - After dealing blows that left Sicily's Cosa Nostra reeling and making inroads against Calabria's potent 'ndrangheta syndicate, Italy's new war against...

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Trial starts in Italian mob feud case

iht.com
12-Nov-2008 1 related
        

The trial of 14 defendants accused of belonging to 'ndrangheta organized crime families involved in a bloody clan feud is beginning in Italy. Investigators say the feud sparked the 2007 slayings of six people outside an Italian...

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dailymail.co.uk: Mafia boss Salvatore Lo Piccolo, centre, is guided by police after he was arrested in Giardinello near Palermo. He is a leading member of Sciliy's Cosa Nostra dailymail.co.uk

Downturn may tighten Mafia grip on Italy's economy

reuters.com
11-Nov-2008 9 related
        

ROME (Reuters) - Italian shopkeepers pay about 250 million euros (203 million pounds) a day to Mafia protection rackets and loan sharks and fear the current downturn could allow the mob to further tighten its stranglehold on...

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Alleged mobster loses weight and liberty in liposuction clinic

guardian.co.uk
07-Nov-2008 34 related
        

An alleged mobster from Italy's most powerful criminal empire could end up being jailed as the price for his vanity - his wish to lose weight through liposuction.Domenico Magnoli, 27, woke up in a private Italian clinic after...

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