Total sentences of over 160 years in prison for the twenty-four defendants of the Amato Pagano clan arrested in the 2021 blitz.
The investigation, culminating in the 2021 raid, had confirmed Mark Liguori as the emerging leader of the Amato-Pagano clan. Among those arrested was also Anthony Pope, former president of Aicast, suspected of directly participating in the clan's criminal activities by facilitating relationships with traders and entrepreneurs.
The Aicast headquarters hosted clan meetings and meetings with extortion victims. In March 2020, Papa had requested the intervention of a law enforcement task force, declaring concern over the numerous thefts that were affecting shops in a Melito semi-deserted due to the infections.
The investigation - as anticipated by Il Roma on newsstands today - had revealed the existence of an innovative form of extortion, alongside the traditional one with the imposition of three annual installments and the compulsory purchase of Christmas gadgetsInvestigators estimated that approximately 500 individuals were victims of the clan.
The Amato-Pagano clan has grown again thanks to a criminal system that involved men in uniform, entrepreneurs and representatives of merchants.
The second degree trial ended yesterday evening with the sentence of the Court of Appeal of Naples.
Here are the sentences handed down:
Massimiliano Aricò: 2 years and 8 months
Sebastiano Aruta: 6 years and 8 months
Rosario Balido: 3 years and 4 months
Salvatore Chiariello: 7 years and 4 months
Claudio Cristiano: 5 years and 8 months
Luciano De Luca: 4 years and 5 months
Domenico De Mase: 6 years and 8 months
Raffaele De Pancis: 7 years and 7 months
Domenico Di Girolamo: 6-year confirmation
Maria De Luca: 8-year confirmation
Giuseppe Liccardo: 4 years and 5 months
Marco Liguori: 7 years and 8 months (against the previous 11 years)
Vincenzo Maglione: 4 years and 5 months
Gianni Maisto: 8 years and 4 months continuously
Antonio Miliardi: 7 years and 4 months
Fortunato Murolo: 6 years and 8 months
Antonio Papa: Confirmation of 13 years and 4 months
Giuseppe Pellecchia: 8 years and 4 months
Michele Riso: 4 years and 8 months
Salvatore Roselli (repentant): 5 years and 4 months
Andrea Severino: 12 years and 8 months continuously
Nicola Schiavone: 6 years
Giuseppe Sinistro: Confirmation of 9 years and 4 months
Raffaele Tortora: 7 years
The trial confirmed that Marco Liguori is the new boss of the Amato-Pagano clan. The list of victims included, according to investigators, approximately 500 individuals.
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Camorra: Here's how boss Angelo Gagliardi ruled from prison.
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