http://www.antimafiaduemila.com/20121016...estorsione.html

Wife of mafia boss, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, sentenced to 8 years in prison for extortion.

Palermo, October 16: The Court of Palermo has sentenced Rosalia Di Trapani, wife of the Palermo mafia boss, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, and mother of Sandro Lo Piccolo, to 8 years in prison for extortion.
According to the prosecutor, back in 2006, Rosalia had been demanding payment from merchant, Gioacchino Conigliaro. Also according to the prosecutor, Rosalia had taken over operations while her husband had been a fugitive.
Palermo judges found her guilty.

You seen the documentary on Addio Pizzo? Tremendous film I thought. Talks about Lo Piccolo's and their pizzo list and so forth.

Is that common in sicily, for the wives to get involved if the husbands are locked up or on the run?

Yes. And the reason why is because the women in general have a loyalty to their husbands like a pitbull protecting their turf, and the same unconditional love like they have for their children. If it's something to help their husband or family, they'll do it. Not to mention, they are tough as balls, sometimes moreso than the men.

8 years for a simple extortion?

Geez, that's more time than you'd get here.

Soon as somebody is labeled "boss" over there, everything is heightened and exaggerated. The bosses and families are treated differently than the others.
Plus italy's got a whole motherfuck for a gov't.

No, I never did. I don't doubt it's good though. I don't usually watch those documentaries or youtube bits, unless someone happens to throw one up on here.

Alright well if my word counts for anything I thoroughly enjoyed it. Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww10IOfNADk
If it grabs you let me know and I'll find the site where I rented it from.

Thanks for that Antonio. I'm going to look at it later on tonight and I'll have my review ready.

By the way, I had PMed you awhile back, asking you about favara. Little blinking light top of forum page. Click on it. Voila.

thanks again.

Salvatore Lo Piccolo is the guy who was arrested in 2007 and caught with the infamous typed out page detailing "The 10 Commandments of the Mafia". This always intrigued me because I look at these "rules" and compare it with every day life of any man and his daily routine. Sorry for the slight off topic post but here are the "Commandments":

1. No one can present himself directly to another of our friends. There must be a third person to do it.
2. Never look at the wives of friends.
3. Never be seen with cops.
4. Don't go to pubs and clubs.
5. Always being available for Cosa Nostra is a duty - even if your wife is about to give birth.
6. Appointments must absolutely be respected.
7. Wives must be treated with respect.
8. When asked for any information, the answer must be the truth.
9. Money cannot be appropriated if it belongs to others or to other families.
10. People who can't be part of Cosa Nostra: anyone who has a close relative in the police, anyone with a two-timing relative in the family, anyone who behaves badly and doesn't hold to moral values.

lol the fugitives are maybe the only one respecting these rules
they always are around bars all the day
gianni nicchi was nabbed in a pub in the center of palermo

I disagree. Maybe the coffee bars and cafes, but not sitting drinking at bars all day long. That's an american thing.

Ok, I watched the clip you posted and it's very good. I'm sure a lot of people would want to see it in it's entirety. I just can't watch these types of documentaries, myself. I do appreciate it very much though.

Tutta posto

not drinking but staying in bars and sitting there all the time play cards etc...
i'm talking of my zone anyway but i think it's usual

Do they have a YouTube on the "ten commandments"? Or am i confusing things here? (and if so, my bad!)

Then we agree. I was just saying as a rule they're not sitting around drinking alcohol all day in bars.

Jimmy...I think somebody on here did post that list from a youtube link once. You're right. It was part of a documentary.

Is this what you mean Jimmy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQM1uL926rI

I remember seeing a 2 hour special on the National Geographic network.

Do these commandments still apply in Sicily. And did these commandments apply in USA? I saw the documentary but some of them I seem wouldnt ever be heard of for the average mobster.

I think that the Ten commandments doc is to see the diference between the American mob and the Italian mob,a lot of rules were overlooked within the US mob(almost every rule)except the women rule but if youre a soldier and the boss likes your girl and you have something against it,you gonna get whacked and a lot of European countires are getting Americanized these days so the rules are slowly but surely fading away.There are less and less mobsters that dont want to be recognized.I think that the calabrian mob is the latest one,thats still loyal at least to some of the rules,my opnion

The Sicilians still pretty much follow these rules. And as far as wanting to be recognized, they don't want it. That's why you never know who's who over there. They're not flashy for the most part and try to draw little attention to themselves.
Even when they're arrested, it takes them a day or two sometimes, to admit who they are to police.