Castellammare – The judicial earthquake that rocked Castellammare di Stabia last week hasn't stopped producing its aftershocks. While the city is still reeling from the massive raid that revealed the D'Alessandro clan's grip on the local economy, a new file is burning on the desk of the Naples District Anti-Mafia Directorate.
At the center of the scene are not only the criminal gangs of Scanzano, but also the close relatives of those who sit on the benches of the city council.
The son and grandson of Nino Di Maio, current city councilor and president of the Equal Opportunities Commission, have come under scrutiny by the Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office. A bolt from the blue that threatens to turn into a political storm.
The news, anticipated by Il Fatto Quotidiano, is confirmed by a specific document: the order extending the investigation signed by the preliminary investigations judge, Maria Luisa Miranda.
The triangle of suspects
The order, dated late July but only now emerging from the folds of the voluminous ordinance on the clan's financial infiltration, gives Deputy Prosecutor Giuseppe Cimmarotta another six months to dig into the matter.
The names registered in the register of suspects for the crime of mafia-style association (article 416-bis) paint a disturbing triangle. At the top are Vincenzo Di Maio, 50 (son of the councilor), and the young namesake Nino Di Maio, 28 (nephew of the politician). The third highest suspect is the one that most worries investigators: Ugo Lucchese, 63.
For those familiar with the criminal dynamics of Castellammare di Stabia, that name isn't new. Known as "Ugariello," Lucchese is considered by investigators to be a longtime associate of the D'Alessandro clan, a historic figure capable of acting as a bridge between the old guard and the new generation.
The prosecution's hypothesis is that the two Di Maios made a pact, an associative bond with Lucchese himself, moving within the orbit of the gang that has been dictating the law in Castellammare for decades.
From economic blitz to political ties
This new investigative lead builds on the main investigation that, just a few days ago, led to the execution of numerous precautionary measures. Last week's operation had already opened the "Pandora's box" of Camorra infiltration into the real economy: contracts, supplies, and business management.
Now, the discovery that the family members of a prominent member of the council majority are under investigation for having teamed up with an alleged affiliate casts a long shadow over the Palace as well.
Although councilor Nino Di Maio is not under investigation, the position of his relatives—and the seriousness of the alleged crime—returns the spotlight to that "grey area" where politics and crime risk colliding.
The DDA wants to get to the bottom of this: whether those relationships with "Ugariello" were limited to personal matters or whether they concealed broader interests, serving to strengthen the D'Alessandro clan's power in the area. The next six months will be crucial in either converting the suspicions into formal charges or dismissing the two suspects.
In recent days, the mayor of Castellammare di Stabia Luigi Vicinanza declared the councilors outside his coalition Gennaro Obscured and Nino Di Maio. The former was intercepted while speaking with the clan's treasurer, Michele Abbruzese, the "paciarello" (a kind of old-fashioned mafia boss) and cousin of the late godfather Michele D'Alessandro.
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