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 …
Mafia in Italy
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 …
Covid-19 and Mafia: How two viruses strengthen each other
Closed borders are bad for smuggling goods and empty streets make drug trafficking more difficult – has the virus even weakened mafia clan? While according …
The memory of the mafia victims does not vanish: March 21st on social media
The “Day of Remembrance and Commitment for the innocent victims of the Mafia” is celebrated in Italy every year on 21 March. This year, due …
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 …
Tears and Thrillers – the Summer School on Mafia and Women in Milan conveys new knowledge
The Summer School at the University of Milan on several topics of organized crime is without a doubt something special. Participating in it, if you …
Sicily: the land of Antimafia
NO MAFIA MEMORIAL Since the murder of Peppino Impastato occurred on May 9, 1978 – known by the movie-public thanks to “I Cento Passi” movie …
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 …
How mafia culture seeps into people’s day-to-day life
A pizzeria in southern Calabria tries to attract the clientele using out of the ordinary methods. If a customer feels like eating pizza with mozzarella, sharp salami and peas he will be forced to order a so-called „Pizza ’ndrangheta”.