Mafia Capitale investigation

Mafia Capitale
Years active 2000s – present
Territory Rome and his metropolitan area
Ethnicity Italians
Membership Ca. 40 known members[1]
Leader(s) Massimo Carminati (arrested in 2014)
Criminal activities Racketeering, conspiracy, loan-sharking, extortion, drug trafficking, fraud, money laundering, illegal works, bribery
Allies 'Ndrangheta, Sicilian Mafia, Sinti criminal groups

The Mafia Capitale is the name given to a scandal involving the government of the city of Rome, in which alleged crime syndicates misappropriated money destined for city services. It operated in the city of Rome and the region of Lazio.[2]

A police investigation by Rome's chief prosecutor Giuseppe Pignatone, revealed a network of corrupt relationships between some politicians and criminals in the Italian capital.[3][4][5][6]

The scheme took advantage of the recent influx of immigrants from eastern Europe, as well as refugees from Africa and the Middle East, with one of the group's associates boasting that they made more money from the new arrivals than they did from drug trafficking. The criminal organization also used its connections to secure lucrative public contracts, before accepting payments for substandard or, sometimes, non-existent services. Among those investigated are former mayor Gianni Alemanno and Massimo Carminati, a member of the Banda della Magliana,[5] as well as members of the 'Ndrangheta.[7]

A 1200-page arrest warrant was issued in December 2014, and was followed by dozens of arrests.[6][8] Among those investigated and arrested of the government of the city were the president of Rome's city council, the head of the city's public-housing division,[9] and the former president of the X municipality, Ostia.[10]

On 20 July 2017, Carminati was sentenced to 20 years in jail, along with other various sentences of his associates.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Ecco la 'mafia Capitale': 37 arresti per appalti del Comune. Indagato anche Alemanno". la Repubblica. December 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "La Procura spiega il sistema-Roma: "È la 'Mafia Capitale', romana e originale"". Rai - Radiotelevisione. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Mackenzie, James (2014-12-04). "Rome mayor orders review of contracts amid graft scandal". Reuters. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  4. ↑ Mackenzie, James (2015-06-04). "Italy hit by new corruption scandal over migrant centres | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  5. 1 2 Squires, Nick. "'Mafia capital': Rome hit by mobster scandal". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. 1 2 Povoledo, Elisabetta (12 December 2014). "World - Print Headline: "Italy Gasps as Inquiry Reveals Mob's Long Reach". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  7. ↑ Squires, Nick. "Rome mafia scandal broadens to 'Ndrangheta in southern Italy". Telegraph. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Italy arrests 44 in mafia migrant centre probe". Bbc.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Barbie Latza Nadeau. "The Mayor Who Took Down the Mafia That Ruined Rome". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  10. ↑ Autore Ospite (2015-06-04). "‘MAFIA CAPITAL’ – 44 PEOPLE ARRESTED". Interris.it. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  11. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40667430
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