Mafia Families

Thaindian.com

Fury as Mafia godfathers idolised on FacebookTimes Online, UK - Dec 31, 2008To the fury and dismay of relatives of Mafia victims, pages posted on the social networking site Facebook idolising notorious Cosa Nostra Godfathers have …Facebook Mafia pages cause furore Ansa news in EnglishGodfather-Worshipping Facebook Groups Anger Mafia Victims ShortNews.comGodfather groups on Facebook spark mafia victims' [...]

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Ansa news in English

Facebook Mafia row rumbles onAnsa news in English, Italy - Jan 7, 2009Thousands of people have signed up to fan club pages dedicated to jailed Cosa Nostra superbosses Salvatore (Toto') Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. …

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Reuters

Fans of Mafia supremos get comeuppance on FacebookAFP - Jan 10, 2009Other users have taken direct action, bombarding the Cosa Nostra fan clubs with stormy and sometimes threatening messages. The avalanche of reactions …Italy upset over Mafia on Facebook VarietyMobster Salvatore Riina is a Facebook hit First PostMafia invasion of Facebook causes concern Irish TimesAnsa news [...]

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AKI – Adnkronos International

Italy: New book raises fresh concern about mafia cloutAKI – Adnkronos International, ItalyLane writes a damning account of the four main mafias from Sicily's Cosa Nostra, to Calabria's N'drangheta, the Napolitan Camorra and the Sacra Corona Unita in the Puglia region after travelling extensively through the south. …

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Sicilian vespersIndian Express, India - 13 hours agoAround 1200 semi-militarised Carabinieri were deployed in raids there and (as an indication of Cosa Nostra’s long reach) in placid Tuscany. …

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Cosa Nostra's Hands On VIP Tickets And Youth TalentsGoal.com, Switzerland - Sep 28, 2008But back in the "Old Country", and in the real world, Cosa Nostra (Our Thing) had set the bar higher and was prepared to fully infiltrate the Palermo …

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WHDH-TV

Mobster charged with soliciting hit on rivalBoston Globe, United StatesDeLuca is a reputed capo, or captain, in the La Cosa Nostra crime family. The elder St. Laurent, who has a long history of organized crime-related convictions, allegedly asked associates whom he recruited in an extortion scheme three years ago to kill …Anthony “The Saint” [...]

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MINA

Cosa Nostra Linked Property Seized In ItalyJavno.hr, CroatiaA large-scale investigation by the Italian finance police yielded in seizure of Cosa Nostra members` property. The Italian finance police announced on Tuesday that they have confiscated property worth 300 million euros in Palermo, owned by persons …A land of wind and sun – 'but no proper rules' Financial [...]

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Bleacher Report

La Cosa Nostra de Patriota (The Patriot Mafia)Bleacher Report, CALike any successful, long-lasting organization, they promote from within (keep it in the family, if you will). As such, I've decided to use a Godfather-style theme for this slideshow, comparing each main member of the coaching staff with a character …

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Kennedy begins campaign for SenateDetNews.com, MI - 21 minutes agoROME — An alleged Mafia boss who was caught on wiretaps purportedly discussing Cosa Nostra's new hierarchy hanged himself in a Sicilian jail hours after …

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