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pies4ever
Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: rosebud,vic,australia
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Mafia boss dies in jail
February 14, 2008
A FORMER Mafia godfather, known by the nickname "the Pope", died overnight in an Italian prison where he was serving multiple life sentences.
Michele Greco, 83, who had been ill for several weeks, was a contemporary of top gangsters Toto "The Beast" Riina and his successor as 'boss of bosses', Bernardo Provenzano.
Arrested in 1986 after several years on the run, Greco had been a member of the 'cupola', the Mafia's board of directors.
He earned his nickname by being a conciliatory voice between rival Mafia factions.
The Italian state claims to have made great steps in recent years in cleaning up the Mafia, the crime organisation based in the island of Sicily.
Italian and US police arrested 77 suspected members last week after a three-year probe into drug trafficking and money laundering. The latest boss of bosses, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, was arrested in November after nearly a quarter century on the run.
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bwphantom
It's Better to Burn Out Than to Fade Away
Joined: 15 Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane QLD
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Any relation to Richard Greco???
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Proud Pies
Joined: 22 Feb 2003 Location: Knox-ish
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bwphantom wrote: | Any relation to Richard Greco???
21 Jump Street rules!!! ) |
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