The clan's shadow over politics and procurement in Giugliano: here are all the convictions from the Mallardo trial.

Naples preliminary hearing judge Leda Rossetti concludes the first-instance trial, conducted using an abbreviated procedure. Several requests from the Prosecutor's Office are scaled back, including that against Nicola Felaco. Stefano Cecere is acquitted. A trial that captures the clan's power in the region.

The first-instance trial, held under a summary procedure before the preliminary hearing judge of the Court of Naples, Leda Rossetti, concluded with a flurry of convictions and one acquittal. This trial is part of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate's major investigation into the Mallardo clan, a historic branch of the Secondigliano Alliance, along with the Contini and Licciardi clans.

According to the prosecution, the criminal organization exercised widespread control over the Giugliano area and the northern Naples area, infiltrating the economic and business fabric and influencing sectors of the public administration through a network of relationships with professionals, entrepreneurs, and political figures.

The investigation uncovered a structure organized into various territorial branches, with specific tasks and functions, capable of managing extortion, usury, public contracts, and financial investments through front men and companies linked to its affiliates.

From the ballot box to the procurement: the magistrates' accusations

One of the most significant strands of the investigation concerns the alleged connection between politics and organized crime. Investigators have alleged instances of political-mafia vote-rigging and external complicity, alleging that the clan's electoral support during the 2015 and 2020 local elections was intended to influence the municipal administration's decisions.

The DDA also targeted numerous public contracts, including those for waste collection, water services, tax collection, maintenance of public housing, and management of blue-line parking spaces. According to the prosecution, some procedures were rigged through corrupt agreements and bid-rigging.

The racket and the clan's economic system

The investigation also documented a vast extortion scheme involving construction companies, retailers, car dealerships, and companies involved in Christmas decorations.
In addition to extortion, the Prosecutor's Office charged the suspects with usury, money laundering, and fictitious asset registration, alleging the existence of a complex mechanism for reinvesting illicit capital in commercial, real estate, and event-related activities.

The disputed incidents also include the alleged acquisition of the company Komodo Eventi Srl through mafia threats and intimidation.

The Felaco case: sentence reduced compared to the DDA's request

Particular attention has been drawn to the position of Nicola Felaco, accused of usury and extortion aggravated by mafia methods.

The Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office had requested a sentence of 9 years and 9 months in prison and a 10 euro fine. The preliminary hearing judge instead recognized a series of mitigating circumstances, sentencing him to 6 years and 8 months in prison and a 2.200 euro fine.
The defense, represented by lawyer Luca Gili, obtained a significant reduction in sentence compared to the request made by the prosecution.

The sentence: all the convictions

1. Domenico Pirozzi

Disputed role: temporary regent of the Mallardo clan
PM Request: 16 years
Sentence: 11 years and 4 months
2. Angelo Pirozzi
Disputed role: extortionist
PM request: 11 years and an 10.000 euro fine
Sentence: 11 years
3. Giuliano Amicone
Contested role: top member of the organization
PM Request: 14 years
Sentence: 10 years and 20 days
4. Andrea Abbate
Disputed role: regent and political-extortion intermediary
PM Request: 16 years
Sentence: 10 years
5. Francesco Abbate
Disputed role: chauffeur and right-hand man of the regent
PM request: 13 years and an 10.000 euro fine
Sentence: 8 years and 4 months
6. Vincenzo Legorano
Disputed role: racketeer and intermediary with splinter groups
PM request: 11 years and an 10.000 euro fine
Sentence: 8 years and 4 months
7. Vincenzo Strino
Disputed role: extortion racket operative
PM Request: 10 years
Sentence: 8 years and 4 months
8. Domenico Fuso
Disputed role: tax collector of illicit proceeds
PM Request: 11 years
Sentence: 8 years and 20 days
9. Domenico Micillo
Disputed role: extortionist
PM Request: 10 years
Sentence: 8 years
10. Nicola Felaco
Disputed role: usury and aggravated extortion
PM's request: 9 years and 9 months and a €10.000 fine
Sentence: 6 years and 8 months and a €2.200 fine
11. Francesco Mallardo
Disputed role: Involved in crimes related to cemetery corruption
PM Request: 12 years
Sentence: 6 years and 8 months
12. Gaetano Diana
Disputed role: factotum of the regent
PM Request: 8 years
Sentence: 4 years, 5 months and 10 days
13. Francesco Fusco
Disputed role: temporary regent of the De Rosa clan of Qualiano
PM request: 12 years and an 10.000 euro fine
Sentence: 3 years and 6 months
14. Nicola Napolano
Disputed role: aiding and abetting the fugitive boss
PM Request: 2 years
Sentence: 2 years suspended sentence
15. Alberto Amicone
Disputed role: usury and extortion
PM request: 8 years and an 8.000 euro fine
Sentence: 1 year suspended sentence
Acquitted
Stefano Cecere, identified by the prosecution as the alleged leader of the clan and intermediary in public contracts, was acquitted because he did not commit the crime.