For fifty years, the D'Alessandro clan exercised quasi-military control over Castellammare di Stabia. Their power was pervasive, with "eyes and ears" spread throughout the territory and a network of trusted associates who monitored every economic activity in the town. This included construction sites, which over the years became a major source of extortion.
Among these loyalists, the investigators identified what they called their "ummarell": not a curious old man observing the work, but a trusted man charged with supervising the opening of construction sites, promptly reporting the installation of new scaffolding, and proceeding with the collection of protection money.
According to DDA, that role was held by Antonio Salvato, one of the eleven recipients of the precautionary order signed last week by the investigating judge Maria Luisa Miranda.
Construction site monitoring: reports, collections, and the clan's safe
The investigation documents outline Salvato as a key figure in the economic management of the criminal group.
It is he, according to the documents, who: monitored the construction sites under construction, reporting any new scaffolding in real time; established the initial contact with the business owners before making the extortion demands; collected the proceeds of the extortions; guarded the clan's money, including the sum of €155.610 seized on October 16, 2024, along with a 7.65 caliber pistol; and distributed the "salaries" to members, including prisoners.
A role that makes him, in the eyes of investigators, an operational and reliable member of the organization.
Extortion: €1.500 paid via a "rigged" bank transfer
The first charge concerns a bribe to a surveyor who owns a construction company in Vico Equense. According to the prosecution, exploiting the "intimidating power" derived from their clan membership, the suspects allegedly forced the businessman to pay €1.500.
The sum was allegedly transferred to Catello Iaccarino's account at a BPER branch in Castellammare.
It is Iaccarino himself – investigators claim – who allegedly withdrew the money on August 13, 2024, then handed it over directly to Salvato.
Another disputed extortion case involves a company engaged in construction work on Via Roma in Castellammare. The script, according to the DDA, is always the same: first the demand, then the implicit intimidation linked to the D'Alessandro name.
Massimo Mirano was the person in charge of the collection, while Salvato and Michele Abbruzzese acted as instigators.
The initial sum of 3.000 euros was later increased to 4.000 euros, collected by another unidentified accomplice.
The last contested episode, in attempted form, concerns the owner of a sole proprietorship
According to the prosecution, Salvato and Giuseppe Oscurato attempted to force him to pay 5.000 euros. The meeting with the clan's emissaries took place on September 28, 2024, at the "Bar City" in Castellammare.
The man allegedly attempted to evade charges by naming a debtor as the possible source of the money. However, according to the documents, the man first offered €2.500, then promised to pay the entire amount in two installments, in December 2024 and January 2025.
However, the payment never took place, for reasons beyond the control of the suspects.
In all the contested incidents, the aggravating circumstance is the same: the use of mafia methods and the aim of facilitating the D'Alessandro Camorra organization, historically rooted in the Stabia area.
According to the DDA, the structure of the D'Alessandro clan it was so organized that it transformed every new scaffolding into a potential criminal income.
And Salvato, with his role as “sentinel” of the construction sites, was a fundamental cog in this mechanism.
Changes and revisions to this article
- Article updated on 19/11/2025 at 09:39 - Typo corrected
- Article updated on 19/11/2025 at 21:12 - Typo corrected
- Article updated on 20/11/2025 at 06:28 - Article revised
- Article updated on 20/11/2025 at 06:30 - Typo corrected
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