mafia

Fugitive Italian mafia boss wanted for murder arrested at luxury villa on the Amalfi coast

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An Italian mafia boss accused of a murder a quarter century ago has been arrested at a luxury villa on the Amalfi Coast, Italian police said this weekend. Roberto Mazzarella, head of the Mazzarella clan of the Camorra, the Naples-based organized crime group, was one of Italy’s most dangerous fugitives, according to Italy’s interior ministry. … Read more

U.S. court convicts Japanese mafia leader for conspiring to traffic nuclear material to Iran

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A member of Japan’s yakuza crime group was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York court on Tuesday after being convicted of trafficking nuclear material as well as drugs and weapons. Takeshi Ebisawa, 61, has been jailed since April 2022 on the drug and weapons charges, along with his Thai co-defendant Somphop … Read more