57 wanted in mafia sweep across Italy- February 17, 2008 ROME (AP) Local politicians, bankers and businessmen were among 57 people wanted Wednesday in connection with a mafia sweep across Italy targeting drug trafficking and extortion rackets, police and news reports said.A local mayor and a tourism official from the southern region of Calabria were among those detained in early morning raids, the ANSA and Apcom news agencies reported.The raids were focused on the southern region of Calabria home of the 'ndrangheta organized crime syndicate and...http://blackmarketnews.blogspot.com/2008/02/57-wanted-in-mafia-sweep-across-italy.html Mafia boss dies in jail aged 83- February 17, 2008 A former Mafia godfather, known by the nickname "the Pope", died in prison where he was serving multiple life sentences.Michele Greco, 83, who had been ill for several weeks, was a contemporary of top gangsters Toto "The Beast" Riina and his successor as 'boss of bosses', Bernardo Provenzano.Arrested in 1986 after several years on the run, Greco had been a member of the 'cupola', the Mafia's board of directors. He earned his nickname by being a conciliatory voice between rival Mafia...http://blackmarketnews.blogspot.com/2008/02/mafia-boss-dies-in-jail-aged-83.html |