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57-Year-Old Italian Nun Arrested Over Links To Powerful Mafia Network
A nun in Italy has been arrested on suspicion of being part of a criminal gang which had links to the country's most powerful mafia network, the 'Ndrangheta.
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Italian Mobsters Shift To Lucrative World Of White-Collar Crimes
Italy's mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days.
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Key Witness Claims OJ Simpson Hired Gambino Gangsters To Kill His Ex-Wife: Report
A key police witness has come forward with a shocking revelation after staying silent for 30 years.
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Boss Of Most Violent Italian Mafia, Who Escaped Last Year, Arrested In France
A boss from one of Italy's most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries said on Friday.
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More Than 200 Mobsters Get Over 2,000 Years In Historic Italian Mafia Trial
An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
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Messina Denaro, "Last Godfather" Of Sicilian Mafia, Dies Months After Arrest
Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was convicted of multiple murders and was arrested in January after spending 30 years on the run, has died of cancer, officials said on Monday.
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The Equalizer 3 Trailer: Denzel Washington Embarks on a Vengeful Journey in the Final Chapter
Sony Pictures just dropped the trailer for The Equalizer 3, reuniting Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning, 20 years after their collaboration on Man on Fire. The final chapter sees Robert McCall at odds with the Italian mafia, as he takes his fight to an international scale. The Equalizer 3 releases September 1 in theatres worldwide.
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Pizza Chef Arrested In France Turns Out To Be Italian Mafia Killer
The arrest of Edgardo Greco in Saint-Etienne, France, by Italian authorities marks the second notable mafia arrest in recent weeks.
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Luxury clothes, Viagra Found In Safehouse Of Italian Mafia Boss
Italian police on Tuesday searched the Sicilian apartment where fugitive Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro lived before his arrest ended 30 years on the run, finding Prada shoes, condoms and Viagra -- but no weapons, media reports said.
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Google Maps Helps Police Catch Italian Mafia Boss
Italian police has caught a top mafia fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years thanks to the help of the Google Maps app, an investigator told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Italy's Mafia Clan Seeks To Profit From Coronavirus Crisis: Prosecutors
Italy's mafia clans are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to buy favour with poor families facing financial ruin, prosecutors and officials say, and are offering loans and food in what is seen as an age-old recruitment tactic.
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Journalist Paolo Borrometi Wins Mackler Prize For Mafia Coverage In Italy
An Italian journalist assaulted over his coverage of mafia activity in Sicily and now living under police protection was presented with the Peter Mackler Award for his work on Wednesday.
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Italian Mafia Boss "Cocaine King" Flees Uruguay Jail Through Hole In Roof
Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito on Monday led a brazen jailbreak in the center of Uruguay's capital, setting off a giant manhunt and infuriating the Italian government, which was awaiting his extradition.
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New York Mafia Boss Shot Dead Outside Home In Grisly Execution
The reputed boss of New York's Gambino crime family Francesco Cali was left riddled with bullets outside his home on Staten Island, an old-school hit akin to the storied executions of 20th Century mafia dons.
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Italy's "Second Most Dangerous Man" Arrested After 14 Years On Run
Italian police on Saturday arrested top mafia fugitive Marco Di Lauro, the fourth son of ex-Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro, after over 14 years on the run.
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57-Year-Old Italian Nun Arrested Over Links To Powerful Mafia Network
A nun in Italy has been arrested on suspicion of being part of a criminal gang which had links to the country's most powerful mafia network, the 'Ndrangheta.
-
Italian Mobsters Shift To Lucrative World Of White-Collar Crimes
Italy's mafia rarely dirties its hands with blood these days.
-
Key Witness Claims OJ Simpson Hired Gambino Gangsters To Kill His Ex-Wife: Report
A key police witness has come forward with a shocking revelation after staying silent for 30 years.
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Boss Of Most Violent Italian Mafia, Who Escaped Last Year, Arrested In France
A boss from one of Italy's most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries said on Friday.
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More Than 200 Mobsters Get Over 2,000 Years In Historic Italian Mafia Trial
An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria's notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia.
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Messina Denaro, "Last Godfather" Of Sicilian Mafia, Dies Months After Arrest
Italian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was convicted of multiple murders and was arrested in January after spending 30 years on the run, has died of cancer, officials said on Monday.
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The Equalizer 3 Trailer: Denzel Washington Embarks on a Vengeful Journey in the Final Chapter
Sony Pictures just dropped the trailer for The Equalizer 3, reuniting Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning, 20 years after their collaboration on Man on Fire. The final chapter sees Robert McCall at odds with the Italian mafia, as he takes his fight to an international scale. The Equalizer 3 releases September 1 in theatres worldwide.
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Pizza Chef Arrested In France Turns Out To Be Italian Mafia Killer
The arrest of Edgardo Greco in Saint-Etienne, France, by Italian authorities marks the second notable mafia arrest in recent weeks.
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Luxury clothes, Viagra Found In Safehouse Of Italian Mafia Boss
Italian police on Tuesday searched the Sicilian apartment where fugitive Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro lived before his arrest ended 30 years on the run, finding Prada shoes, condoms and Viagra -- but no weapons, media reports said.
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Google Maps Helps Police Catch Italian Mafia Boss
Italian police has caught a top mafia fugitive who had been on the run for nearly 20 years thanks to the help of the Google Maps app, an investigator told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Italy's Mafia Clan Seeks To Profit From Coronavirus Crisis: Prosecutors
Italy's mafia clans are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to buy favour with poor families facing financial ruin, prosecutors and officials say, and are offering loans and food in what is seen as an age-old recruitment tactic.
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Journalist Paolo Borrometi Wins Mackler Prize For Mafia Coverage In Italy
An Italian journalist assaulted over his coverage of mafia activity in Sicily and now living under police protection was presented with the Peter Mackler Award for his work on Wednesday.
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Italian Mafia Boss "Cocaine King" Flees Uruguay Jail Through Hole In Roof
Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito on Monday led a brazen jailbreak in the center of Uruguay's capital, setting off a giant manhunt and infuriating the Italian government, which was awaiting his extradition.
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New York Mafia Boss Shot Dead Outside Home In Grisly Execution
The reputed boss of New York's Gambino crime family Francesco Cali was left riddled with bullets outside his home on Staten Island, an old-school hit akin to the storied executions of 20th Century mafia dons.
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Italy's "Second Most Dangerous Man" Arrested After 14 Years On Run
Italian police on Saturday arrested top mafia fugitive Marco Di Lauro, the fourth son of ex-Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro, after over 14 years on the run.
