Italian High Court Rules Casamonica Clan as Mafia

The Casamonica clan is a mafia. This has been confirmed by the Supreme Court with the judgment that confirms the accusation of 416bis in the maxi trial. The judges of the second criminal section, expressing themselves on the appeals of more than thirty defendants, essentially confirmed the accusatory framework and accepted the appeal of the general prosecutor, also recognizing the aggravating circumstance of the armed association for some top positions for which an appeal bis was ordered only on the point to redetermine the sentence. The aggravating circumstance of having acted in the interest of the clan instead fell for secondary positions.

The sentence

The judges of the Court of Appeal of Rome on November 29, 2022 reiterated the accusation of 416bis. The highest sentence, 30 years, established by the second degree judges, went to Domenico Casamonica, at the top of the Roman clan. 'The Casamonica criminal group, operating in the Appio-Tuscolana area of Rome, with an operational base in the alley of Porta Furba is organized in a 'galaxy', that is a criminal aggregate made up of two family groups dedicated to usury, extortion, illegal exercise of credit, as well as drug trafficking, endowed with an undisputed 'criminal prestige' in the Roman criminal scene, whose individuals however operated in constant interconnection and protecting each other, thus increasing the sense of subjection and powerlessness of the victims, aware of being in the presence of a very cohesive and extensive group', the judges of the Court of Appeal of Rome wrote in the judgment with which they confirmed the mafia accusation for the clan.

The convictions

In the first instance, on September 20, 2021, 44 sentences were imposed for over 400 years in prison. The maxi trial was reached after the arrests made by the carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Rome as part of the 'Gramignà' investigation, coordinated by the magistrate Michele Prestipino and by the deputy prosecutors Giovanni Musarò and Stefano Luciani. With the sentence the judges confirmed the existence of a parallel association dedicated to drug dealing, with a facilitating function of the mafia association. Also confirmed were the guilty verdicts for the end crimes of the association aimed at drug dealing and that of a mafia nature, the latter consisting of usury, extortion, illegal exercise of credit, possession of weapons and fraudulent transfer of values.


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Interesting, Debora Cerroni was the first and so far only female Casamonica turncoat. She was the wife of Massimiliano Casamonica.

It's very difficult to break up this clan of gypsies. One of the problems they speak sintitikes the language of the Sinti.

Old but good video.

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Magliana boss killed in front of the kindergarten: instigator and killer caught
by Giuseppe Scarpa

Andrea Gioacchini was executed after taking his children to school. Ugo Di Giovanni, Mimì's son linked to Senese, arrested: "He was the one who ordered it"
FEBRUARY 10, 2024 AT 08:59

Magliana gang, Roman Camorra , blood, drug dealing, alleged debts and new balances of the underworld . It is written Andrea Gioacchini. We read about yet another powerful murder in the City which yesterday had its favorable epilogue with the arrest of the instigator, a crime leader, one of his lieutenants and the hitman. The instigator is a name of weight in the complicated criminal scene of the capital, he is Ugo Di Giovanni , son of Mimì Di Giovanni, the historic right-hand man of Michele Senese , the head of the Roman Camorra.

Caruana – Cuntrera Clan still in the crosshairs: Vito Triassi's son-in-law's car burned
The Sicilians suffer another blow with the fire of Manuel Sannino's car on the coast of Ostia

Published 1 month ago
From the editorial team
First the high flames, then the roar. And the fire that engulfs a car in the middle of the night in Ostia. Not just any car, but the one used by Manuel Sonnino, the son-in-law of Vito Triassi, the boss who died five years ago in Tenerife - linked to the Cuntrera-Caruana mafia gang of Siculiana - and considered together with his brother Vincenzo, head of the homonymous clan of Ostia, historically in contrast with the Fasciani group.

Villas, Ferrari and companies, the assets of a Roman entrepreneur seized. He was hiding Camorra fugitives
Over the years, Luciano Viglietta has been involved in cases of usury, receiving stolen goods, fraud, forgery in private documents, impersonation, construction of unauthorized landfills, violation of seals and violations of the drug law

https://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/luciano-viglietta-chi-e-imprenditore-beni-sequestrati.html

The acquittal for the Senese boss was annulled, the Supreme Court decision on Michele 'o pazz
From
editorial board


The Court of Cassation annulled the acquittal of Michele Senese in the trial arising from the investigation of the Rome Family Affairs DDA . As reported by Adnkronos, the supreme judges of the second criminal section essentially accepted the appeal of the Capitoline Prosecutor's Office against the sentence which on 9 February last year had acquitted Michele Senese and had dropped the aggravating circumstance of mafia facilitation by ordering a second appeal. The general prosecutor's office of the Supreme Court had instead asked to confirm the sentence of the Court of Appeal of Rome .

“SENESE CAPO FORTE IN ROME”
In the memorandum, the Prosecutor General of the Court of Cassation had underlined how: "The collaborators reported, again speaking of Senese , of a person at the head of a particularly strong criminal group in Rome , even dominant in the narcotics sector, but this is not sufficient to qualify him as mafia-like, and in any case it is superfluous to underline how the Capitoline territory is dotted with significant criminal groups".

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At first instance in Rome there were around twenty convictions, including his wife Raffaella Gaglione, his son Vincenzo and his brother Angelo and other defendants, for over 120 years in prison for charges ranging from extortion to usury , money laundering and fraudulent transfer of assets. Michele Senese, already definitively sentenced in 2017 to 30 years for the murder of Giuseppe Carlino , which occurred on 10 September 2001 in Torvaianica, on the Roman coast, was sentenced to 15 years. The sentence was later overturned on appeal with acquittal.

THE AFFAIRS MANAGED BY THE PRISON
According to the prosecution, the 'o mad' boss , even from prison, continued to coordinate and manage the family's illicit activities by establishing the criminal strategy, exchanging 'pizzini' with his family members during conversations, in particular with his son Vincenzo, and with his wife , Raffaella Gaglione.

On at least two occasions, according to the investigators, Senese had exchanged the shoes they were wearing with his son, without being noticed by the security staff, to exchange messages. “ I mean, here we're talking about… who is the head of Rome! No, the boss of Rome, the boss... the boss of the Roman Camorra!!! He's in charge of everything!! “, said one of the arrested people, referring to Senese in an interception reported in the investigating judge's order. After the Supreme Court ruling, the positions will now return to the Court of Appeal of Rome for consideration .

Rome, ambush in Magliana Walter Garofolo, 55, a person known to the police and the Carabinieri for drug-related affairs was shot by two killers in a black Fiat Panda. Garofolo was hospitalized for observation at San Camillo where he underwent surgery. One of the three bullets fired by a man who got out of the small car hit him in the right thigh. It's not serious and the police may hear from him soon.
Garofolo has specific precedents and in 2011 he ended up at the center of an operation that led to prison for his brother Fabrizio and Simone Capogna. It was the Split investigation, with 137 kilos of hashish imported from Spain together with an Albanian criminal group. The deal went badly, the cargo was intercepted and the gang identified by the Financial Police. In the end, however, yesterday's injured man was acquitted of that charge.

Ex Banda della Magliana mobster arrested in Rome drugs bust

Colafigli allegedly headed ring despite being in 'semi-liberty'

Aformer member of the notorious Banda della Magliana crime gang, Marcello Colafigli, was among 27 people arrested by Carabinieri police on Tuesday in an operation targetting an international drugs-trafficking ring based in Rome.
The Banda della Magliana, a now-defunct crime gang that was active in the capital in the 1970s and 80s, was the inspiration for Michele Placido's highly acclaimed movie 'Romanzo Criminale' and a hit spin-off TV series.
Investigators believe that Colafigli was the leader of the ring, and managed to organize the trade of major quantities of drugs and maintain relations with figures from the 'Ndrangheta, Camorra and Foggia mafias even though he was still serving a term in a semi-liberty jail regime.
Tuesday's operation featured dawn raids in the provinces of Rome, Naples, Foggia and Viterbo, with 11 suspects jailed and 16 put under house arrest.
Another is obliged to regularly sign in with the police.

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/ge...6f2f307-8885-4d51-8dfb-d6b6f46b5007.html

THE BLITZ
“il Bufalo” Marcello Colafigli, the last of the Banda della Magliana, arrested. His relationships with the 'Ndrangheta

https://www.corrieredellacalabria.i...riminale-a-roma-lombra-della-ndrangheta/

Mafia: 18 arrests and seizures for 131 million euros
Clan recycling center discovered in Rome, an operation by Dia


https://www.unionesarda.it/en/italy/mafia-18-arrests-and-seizures-for-131-million-euros-odk3far3

The New Kings of Rome's Drug Trade

Giuseppe Molisso and Leandro Bennato rose to power in Rome's drug scene, controlling the city's markets and ensuring protection at higher prices.

https://www.ilmessaggero.it/en/the_new_kings_of_rome_s_drug_trade-8723443.html

Although the Capital Rome is Middle Italy the people tend more to the south than the north.

Ambush with gunshots yesterday evening in via Lucania, in Nettuno, near Rome. A 37-year-old, Cosimo Ciminiello, was shot to death by a killer who then drove away on a scooter. It is not clear whether he was alone or with an accomplice. The rescue efforts by 118 were in vain: the victim, originally from Modugno, in the province of Bari, was hit by a bullet in the chest and died shortly after. The police are now investigating the case and, in addition to carrying out the surveys with the Scientific Unit, have also collected a series of testimonies in the neighborhood and have taken some people to the police station to question them.

The investigations underway include those into a settling of scores in the context of the ongoing disputes between drug dealing groups in Anzio and possible links are being sought with the long series of violent episodes in nearby Aprilia. But other leads are not being left out. To find immediate answers, footage from security cameras around Via Lucania could be acquired.

Member of the notorious Sinti crime family.

Blitz in the Spada fortress in Ostia, three arrests
Two men and a woman arrested, drugs and weapons seized
ROME , April 9, 2025, 4:25 p.m.

Arrested by the Carabinieri of the Ostia station, in agreement with the Prosecutor's Office, two men and a woman, all already known to the police, for possession of narcotics for the purpose of dealing and illegal possession of weapons.

In a house on Via Marino Fasan, an area known to investigators as the Spada stronghold, the Carabinieri seized approximately 174 grams of crack, a stolen sawn-off shotgun, a revolver without a serial number, the sum of approximately 6,000 euros in cash, believed to be the proceeds of illegal activity, as well as various electronic peepholes and video surveillance cameras installed in the building and viewable inside the house, presumably to monitor the arrival of the police.

The three were arrested and taken to the courtrooms in Piazzale Clodio where the Rome Tribunal validated the arrests.

Nuova Banda della Magliana !

the interview
The 'ndrangheta in “Criminal Rome” that “does not want masters”
Giuseppe Scarpa's novel tells the story of the reality of the underworld in the Capital, where "two tons of cocaine are consumed every month"
Published: 25/04/2025 – 15:30
by Fabio Benincasa

ROME The Eternal City crowns a new King, but Rome does not "want masters". In the Capital, cocaine trafficking is the core business of organized crime: pushers preside over the drug dealing areas, they look like crazy balls. Life goes by quickly, like the exchange of money in the shade of a café in the center, in the alleys of the suburbs, in the forgotten corners and in the hidden ones. Sandro Marinelli is the "Boia", the protagonist of " Roma Criminale " , the new book by Giuseppe Scarpa: a thoroughbred and investigative journalist, television author, reference signature of the judicial news of the daily newspaper La Repubblica .


"Rome is a particular city, it has neither the mafia, nor the camorra, nor the 'ndrangheta. It takes everything it can take." The confession collected by colleague Alberto Nerazzini is enlightening!

"Rome has everything inside, in the same way. Inside there are all the criminal organizations, not only Italian ones, but the European ones . There is the Albanian mafia and then the Camorra, 'Ndrangheta and Cosa Nostra. The Iranian mafia, specialized in the sale of shaboo, and the Nigerian mafia. And then, again, the local mafias, the Roman ones."

Money laundering has come under the scrutiny of the Roman Prosecutor's Office. What is the role of the 'ndrangheta in the "black bank"?
"Certainly, the 'ndrangheta is among the strongest mafias in Rome : it mainly manages drugs, they act as wholesalers, as large suppliers . In this, the 'ndrangheta is the most powerful, Cosa Nostra has a subordinate role. Just think of the large container ships that transport cocoa and sugar, departing from South America, arriving in Turkey and stopping off the Sicilian coast. And what happens there?! They throw significant quantities of cocaine or hashish into the sea, they attack the GPS and the men of Cosa Nostra take care of the recovery in a relationship of subordination with the 'ndrangheta ."

From Milan to Rome, is the axis between Cosa Nostra, Camorra and 'Ndrangheta ever stronger?
«The Hydra investigation is very interesting, it is fascinating to study and investigate the axis that unites Cosa Nostra-Camorra and 'Ndrangheta. In Rome, the Camorra appears to be a bit more quarrelsome than the 'Ndrangheta , which instead manages to be more effective».

In your novel, the Eternal City crowns a new King. But am I remembering wrong or does Rome not want masters?
"You are right, Rome does not want masters! The city does not accept the presence of an unchallenged leader, at most it "allows" a first among equals. Anyone who tries to sit on the throne of the city, trying to become the leader of the Roman crime, ends up dead. This is told in fictional form in my book, which is not inspired by real characters but by pure fantasy events. However, the story is linked to my work as a reporter at Repubblica and which over the years has allowed me to tell the bloody events related to the criminal galaxy that shakes Rome. Crime, in the Capital, has one goal: to be a seed in the sale of cocaine. Rome, says a collaborator of justice - among the most powerful drug traffickers - consumes two tons of cocaine a month . A city with its nose perpetually covered in flour". (f.benincasa@corrierecal.it)

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