They lent money at usury to Caserta businessmen struggling with the pandemic and then threatened them. Five people linked to the Massaro-Di Paolo clan were arrested.
This morning, the Marcianise Guardia di Finanza Company executed an order applying the precautionary measure of detention in prison, issued by the GIP of the Court of Naples, at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate, against 5 individuals seriously suspected, in complicity with each other, of the crimes of usury, extortion and private violence, all aggravated by the use of the so-called "mafia method".
The adoption of the precautionary measure was made following investigations carried out by the Marcianise Finance Police and coordinated by the Naples DDA, which allowed them to ascertain usurious and extortionate conduct carried out by Clemente Crisci , known as “Semmentone”, a 59-year-old from Santa Maria a Vico, already definitively convicted of the crime of mafia association as he was considered an organic element of the Massaro-Di Paolo Camorra clan , active in the municipalities of San Felice a Cancello, Santa Maria a Vico and surrounding areas.
Also remanded in custody were Andrea DiCaprio, a 41-year-old from Santa Maria a Vico, and Alessio Biondillo , a 44-year-old from San Felice a Cancello (the latter was also charged with a repeat offense within five years of committing crimes aggravated by the "mafia method"), both already under arrest for drug-related offenses. Angelo Crisci , a 41-year-old from Arienzo, and Vincenzo Guida , a 37-year-old from Santa Maria a Vico, were also taken to prison.
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Investigative efforts have established that, using the clan's intimidating force, those arrested today granted loans at usurious rates to an entrepreneur. The entrepreneur was required to pay interest of 80% annually, and was therefore forced through violence and threats to surrender real estate worth over €300.000 . The same suspects were also responsible for extortion against another entrepreneur, who was also forced through violence to return loans.
Along with the personal precautionary measure, the Preliminary Investigations Judge ordered a precautionary seizure aimed at confiscating the proceeds of the criminal activities, equivalent to the usurious interest unduly received by the individuals involved. In execution of this order, the Guardia di Finanza seized vehicles, land, company shares, and cash assets totaling €173.000.
The results of this activity constitute further important evidence of the constant commitment of the Guardia di Finanza of Caserta and the Neapolitan Judicial Authority in the prevention and repression of crimes such as usury and extortion, made even more damaging by the persistent pandemic emergency and the consequent liquidity crisis suffered by companies in the Caserta area.
List of recipients of the precautionary measure in prison:
1. BIONDILLO Alessio, born in Maddaloni (CE) on 26.05.1977 and resident in San Felice a Cancello (CE);
2. CRISCI Angelo, born in Arienzo (CE) on 02.05.1980 and resident there;
3. CRISCI Clemente, born in San Felice a Cancello (CE) on 11.10.1962 and resident in Santa Maria a Vico (CE);
4. DI CAPRIO Andrea, born in Maddaloni (CE) on 31.05.1980 and resident in Santa Maria a Vico (CE);
5. GUIDA Vincenzo, born in San Felice a Cancello (CE) on 16.06.1984 and resident in Santa Maria a Vico (CE).
