According to the district anti-mafia directorate of Napoli, the neomelodic singer Tony Colombo and his wife Tina Rispoli had become the commercial arm of the Secondigliano Camorra's muva holding.
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It is no coincidence that they are accused of external association with the Di Lauro clan, and in particular with the new boss Vincenzo Di Lauro, second-born of the clan leader Paolo (known as Ciruzzo 'o milionario) detained under 41bis and older brother of Marco, arrested after a long period as a fugitive.
This is the accusation brought by the Antimafia against the neomelodic singer Tony Colombo and his wife Tina Rispoli, widow of the secessionist boss Gaetano Marino, killed in an ambush in 2012 on the Terracina coast where he was on holiday.
The two ended up in prison this morning, as part of the maxi anti-Camorra blitz conducted by the Carabinieri of the ROS and coordinated by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate of the Naples Prosecutor's Office.
According to the prosecution, Tony Colombo and Tina Rispoli allegedly financed the “legal economic initiatives” of the Di Lauro clan. In particular, entrepreneurial activities in the field of clothing marketing (Corleone clothes) and food and beverage products (9 mm) also with their own brands, but also cigarette smuggling – participating in the construction of an illegal factory in Acerra – and drug trafficking.
The role of Colombo and Rispoli in the purchase of 30 tons of tobacco
In particular, their role in the purchase of 30 tons of tobacco from Eastern Europe to produce up to 400 cases of illegal cigarettes with counterfeit brands in the illegal factory was reconstructed.
The singer was holding a series of concerts at the Troisi theater in Naples these days and was even expected in Milan at the Pime theater for a performance on October 21st.
Article published on 17 October 2023 - 13:27
