Alert in Palermo, the mafia leaders released from prison in power "Almost all of the mafia members who leave prison for the end of their sentence start a crime again on the same day" Written By Redazione on 23 Jan 2022 Anti-mafia operation Most of the Mafia bosses who come out of prison return to crime right away. The investigations of the Palermo prosecutor's office say so. The data that emerged during the inauguration of the judicial year are worrying.
Cosa Nostra regenerates itself "Almost all of the mafia members who leave prison for the end of their sentence start a crime again on the same day". The alarm comes from the attorney general regent Annamaria Palma.
“Bosses are hailed at neighborhood parties. And they take back the places they had left ”. And in Palermo, as indeed in the whole Province of Palermo, there are numerous mafia members who have just been freed and who have already returned to their seats in the highest chairs of the criminal hierarchy.
The mafia continues to control the territory Cosa Nostra in Palermo continues to control the life and economy of the neighborhoods where it mediates to resolve family and sentimental conflicts, collect credits and more. During the health emergency, the gangs also seem to have played a predominant role, often taking the place of the state. Furthermore, the bosses would not have had any reservations against economic activities bent by the crisis. 216 extortions have been ascertained in the province of Palermo. Only 6% of the entrepreneurs who have been extorted have reported.
As reported by Il Sole 24 Ore, Anna Maria Palma, acting attorney general, is clear: "Do not abolish the life imprisonment impediment". There was a strong alarm signal on the front of the undue perception of public contributions and funding: «The trend is exponentially increasing - says the magistrate -. We record a dizzying increase, also attributable to subsidized loans and public contributions for the covid-19 health emergency, in the undue receipt of contributions (+ 225%).
It is now election alert Crimes of aggravated fraud to obtain public funds increased by 160%, fraud against the State or other public body increased by 203%. Crimes for undue perception of citizenship income increased by 992%. This year there are even more alerts for our district: not only the funds of the PNRR, but also the political-administrative elections which have always been a means and an end for the mafia of greater and more suitable tools to infiltrate the social fabric ".
