You could enter the emergency room without going through triage. All you had to do was stop at the bar first, meet the right person, and the aisle became a shortcut. The report arrived pre-written, the diagnosis agreed upon, the insurance process started. If you needed a doctor, you called directly: no co-pays, no waiting lists, no waiting.
For years, says informant Pasquale Orefice, the San Giovanni Bosco hospital in Naples was much more than a healthcare facility for the Contini clan: a logistics base, a hub for consensus, a service center for business and cover-ups.
"The San Giovanni Bosco Hospital is a complete mess. The clan members come in everywhere," he states on record. "Anyone from the clan who needs it gets what they want there."
His statements, made between 2018 and 2020, paint a picture of systemic infiltration: parking and service management, rigged hiring, complacent doctors, false claims, and Camorra meetings on hospital premises. A criminal ecosystem embedded in a public institution.
Parking: from unauthorized control to controlled procurement
The first link between the clan and the hospital is the parking lot. For years, Orefice says, the area in front of the facility was the domain of families related to the Continis.
"The illegal parking attendants were all from one family: the Del Prete and the Giglio families, who were related to each other," he states. "One of their uncles was with us in the clan, a member for years, and he earned a monthly salary. They had free rein because no one opposed them to favor the clan."
When formal management arrived, the system adapted without losing control: "A company arrived with the contract for the hospital parking lot, as well as the railway's. But it hired all the members of these families. From illegal workers, they were legalized. The companies got the contract, but then they were obligated to hire those who belong to the Continis."
A move that, within the logic of the organization, allows for the maintenance of control and income: "I don't know if the company is also linked to the Continis in terms of shares," he adds, "but it certainly hired people connected to the clan."
The bar as an antechamber to the emergency room
The informer's story reveals a common practice: before entering the ward, one stops at the bar, a place of contact with the network of mediators.
"My brother fell out of the van and went to San Giovanni Bosco with a sprained wrist," he reports. "He stopped by the bar, as we know is always a good idea, because that way you don't have to wait and you get what you want."
That's where the connection happens: "He met Cioccotiello De Rosa, who accompanied him to the emergency room. The other brother took the medical report and filed the paperwork, falsely reporting it as a traffic accident."
An episode that, according to the prosecution, illustrates the chain: bar–contact–doctor–report–fraud. "When he has to go back to the hospital," adds Orefice, "he must always remember this version."
The "condominium" of false claims
The economic heart of the system is the insurance scam market, fueled by complacent health certifications.
"These people organize scams with the support of doctors at various hospitals, Frattamaggiore, Don Bosco," he says. "For us, they're like a carousel: when we're broke, we go to them. I call them the condominium."
The mechanism is stable: real or simulated injuries transformed into road accidents with coordinated reports. "Today, the clan demands a thousand euros a month from each of those who organize the scams."
Among the names he cites "someone called Maradona" and the De Rosas: "They manage the false claims and use the doctors at San Giovanni Bosco who give them the necessary reports. These doctors are paid by the organization."
And he admits: "Personally, I've received favors from the hospital, always through the De Rosas: visits without an appointment, without waiting, and without a co-pay; even false certificates or reports, at least twice."
Doctors and chief physicians: the clan's parallel healthcare system
The statements describe a parallel health care network, available to members and family members.
"De Feo has the names of the doctors at San Giovanni Bosco in his address book," Orefice says. "If he or any of us need help, we call and go directly without any list. They create fake certificates and medical reports for any need. We in the clan don't even pay the co-pay."
The repentant insists on one point: "The doctors aren't threatened. They don't suffer, but they benefit. They've perfectly integrated into the neighborhood's criminal environment."
He also recounts an off-the-hospital visit: "My wife was having problems after a surgery. Alfredo called an important head physician at San Giovanni Bosco. He came for a private visit to the clinic, without being paid."
The emergency room as a clan office
According to Orefice, the hospital was also a place for meetings and operational management.
"Carmine Botta is the clan's contact for San Giovanni Bosco," he states. "The clan has premises, usually warehouses, where Camorra meetings and summits with other organizations are held. I personally attended."
The presence was stable: "When I wanted to speak to Carmine Botta I went right to the emergency room, where he was stationed with his Camorristi men."
The availability of the spaces was allegedly guaranteed by internal staff and companies: "With the complicity of the cleaning and security company staff, registered under front men linked to the clan, and thanks to the connivance of doctors and nurses."
Hiring and services: the work provided by the clan
The infiltration extended to internal services and employment.
"The hospital bar and restaurant are run by relatives of Alfredo De Feo," he says.
«Relatives of members or members themselves work in various roles at the hospital».
And about the companies: "People from the neighborhood and the Patrizio's nephews work in the cleaning company. The clan gave them the job. Anyone who isn't related has to pay."
A system that consolidates consensus and presence: «Many members and relatives have worked or work at San Giovanni Bosco».
The final check: the claims tax
The decisive step is the clan's takeover of the fake accident business.
"Maradona and the other De Rosa were somewhat independent," Orefice explains. "Then discussions arose about the injuries, and they complained to Alfredo. At that point, De Feo, on behalf of the clan, also got his hands on this market. Today, the organizers pay a fee to the clan."
A “protected” garrison
The collaborator's words highlight the hospital's strategic centrality.
"When I say the elders don't want anyone to touch the hospital," he states on record, "I mean that it's considered an important place for the clan. It's a protected place, and it serves them."
And the final summary: "The San Giovanni Bosco hospital is a complete mess. Anything goes. Anyone in the clan who needs it gets what they want there."
A long and dense article, but very confusing and not very clear. The hospital seemed different; the clans were entering everywhere and the doctors were called directly. I don't know if it's all true, but the feeling of a very solid network is worrying.