East Naples Camorra Feud: Two Centuries of Prison for the Rinaldis and Mazzarellas

Napoli– An era of terror and violence in the eastern suburbs of Naples has come to an end. The Court of Cassation has made the appeal sentences definitive, for a total of about two centuries of prison, against the bosses and henchmen of the clans Rinaldi-Reale, Silence and Ant.

The judicial body rejected most of the appeals filed after the appeal verdict last July, putting an end, at least for these defendants, to the bloody Camorra war between the Rinaldi and Mazzarella which ravaged the area between 2014 and 2019, with explosions and shootings the order of the day.

The only twist concerns the position of Mary Domitius, wife of the boss Ciro Formicola, for whom the Court of Appeal will have to recalculate the sanction treatment. For the rest, the Cassation confirmed the sentences recalculated on appeal, after the blitz of May 2021 had led to thirty-seven arrests.

Below is the list of those convicted with definitive sentences as established by the Court of Appeal and confirmed by the Supreme Court:

Convictions:

1. Raffaele Maddaluno “'nzalatella” – 20 years

2. Ferdinand Di Pede – 18 years and 8 months

3. Lorenzo Pianese – 18 years

4. Ciro Rinaldi “mauè” – 18 years

5. Gaetano Tabasco – 16 years

6. Thomas Sannino – 14 years

7. Gaetano Formicola – 14 years

8. Mary Domitius – 14 years

9. Ciro Grandioso – 14 years

10. Luigi Luongo – 14 years

11. Sergio Grassia – 14 years

12. Salvatore Luongo – 14 years

13. Joseph Fusaro – 14 years and 2 months

14. Michele Minichini “tiger” – 13 years

15. Cyrus Grassia – 12 years

16. Raphael Oliviero – 12 years

17. John Pagano – 12 years

18. Luigi Gallo (collaborator of justice) – 10 years

19. Carmine Reale (born in '95) – 10 years and 8 months

20. Gaetano Nunziato – 9 years and 4 months

21. Francis Rinaldi – 8 years

22. Gennaro Reale (born in '92) – 8 years

23. Salvatore Nurcaro – 8 years

24. Royal Carmine – 6 years and 8 months

Acquittals:

• Antonio Reale (born 1990) – Acquitted in the first instance, acquittal confirmed on appeal

The initial acquittals and charges

During the appeal process, the acquittal and release from prison arrived for Gennaro Reale (born 1992) and full absolution also for Salvatore NurcaroThe acquittal was also confirmed on appeal for Antonio Reale (born in '90).

The accusations made by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) were, depending on the position, mafia association, attempted murder, extortion, aggravated possession and carrying of firearms.