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News Articles: Mafia

The president of the court reads the verdicts of a maxi-trial of hundreds of people accused of membership in Italy's 'ndrangheta organized crime syndicate.

Italian tribunal sentences more than 200 in crime syndicate

An Italian tribunal convicted 207 people on charges related to their membership in an Italian crime syndicate that is one of the world's most powerful, extensive and wealthy drug-trafficking groups.

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  • The Associated Press
In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Rudy Giuliani, former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, poses for his booking photo on Aug. 23 in Atlanta.

It's time to rethink Rudy Giuliani and his claim to discover RICO

Giuliani has long claimed that he dreamed up the idea of using the federal RICO law to target mafia families when he was a federal prosecutor.

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  • Jaclyn Diaz
A special courtroom in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, shown on Jan. 13, as more than 350 alleged members of Calabria's 'Ndrangheta organized crime group and their associates went on trial. One alleged member of the group, Marc Feren Claude Biart, was arrested in the Dominican Republic in March.

Italian Mob Fugitive Caught In Caribbean After Posting Cooking Videos Online

Authorities tracked down Marc Feren Claude Biart in the Dominican Republic after he posted videos that hid his face but not his tattoos. Biart is an alleged member of the 'Ndrangheta crime syndicate.

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  • Rachel Treisman