Academic research on organized crime: why it is not a marginal topic, but an essential one
The 18th of May was an important day for mafianeindanke – we managed to discuss the fight against organised crime (OC) also in an academic …
Mafia in Germany
The State of Baden Württemberg and its failures in the fight against the Mafia
mafianeindanke is campaigning for the mafia to finally be really prosecuted in Baden-Württemberg. That is why the chairman of mafianeindanke, the investigative journalist Sandro Mattioli, …
VAT fraud by the Calabrian mafia
There has been a lot of talk in recent months about dubious share deals in which transnationally operating networks with the participation of banks and …
In memory of Giovanni Falcone
On the 23rd of May 1992 Judge Giovanni Falcone was killed in the Capaci massacre together with his wife Francesca Morvillo and the police escort …
Public prosecutor: ”You have to follow the money”
One of the biggest mafia trials in Germany recently took place in Constance, Baden-Württemberg. In an interview, Senior Public Prosecutor Joachim Speiermann explains the story …
Why ‘ndrangheta is a problem for Germany as well
In 1977 Der Spiegel magazine mocked Italy by putting a plate of spaghetti “seasoned” with a gun on the cover of their 31st issue. Almost …
“I just wanted to understand what Mafia is”. A conversation with criminologist and criminal law expert Prof. Dr. Frank Neubacher
Universities and institutes are empty, TVs, newspapers and social media only talk about one topic: COVID-19. The fact that meetings and events are currently limited …
Uwe Mühlhoff, Duisburg Prosecutor: “The ‘ndrangheta in Germany and Europe does not work alone: it cooperates with all criminal groups”
During a conference at the European Parliament on February 5, 2020, organized by the MEP of the Five Star Movement Sabrina Pignedoli, the Prosecutor of …
The German perspective 12 years after the Duisburg massacre
Exactly 12 years ago, on 15th August 2007, the Duisburg massacre shook Germany and turned the spotlight on the ‘ndrangheta, a criminal organization which, until …
Expansion of the Russian mafia on the German territory
As reported this month, Russian mafia is gaining power in Germany. Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) estimates that up to 40 000 individuals who live in Germany may be connected to Russian organized crime groups.