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'Ndrangheta, Pasquale Bonavota's fugitive status protected and financed by the Carmagnola clan
From the identity card to the rent, up to the payments for “Lopreiato” and the acronym for “Compare Antonio Moncalieri”
Published: 25/09/2024 – 16:09
TURIN There is a decisive element that would have provided further proof of the presence of a "strong 'ndrangheta association" active in the territory of Carmagnola and with an indissoluble bond with Calabria. The radars are all directed to Sant'Onofrio, historical stronghold of the Bonavota clan and lead to the fugitive of a highly wanted man: Pasquale Bonavota.
The fugitive status and capture of Bonavota
The former red primrose and clan leader designated by descent from the clan of the same name, in fact, was arrested on April 27, 2023 in Genoa, then sentenced to 28 years in prison, at the end of the "Rinascita-Scott" trial held in the bunker courtroom of Lamezia Terme. As reconstructed by the investigators of the Turin Anti-Mafia District, Pasquale Bonavota during his time on the run would have "enjoyed the support of the Piedmontese association through the conduct of Domenico Ceravolo, Antonio Serratore, Rocco Costa and Francesco D'Onofrio, who operated at least in agreement with Onofrio Garcea, historic head of the 'ndrangheta articulation of Genoa, in turn connected to the Sant'Onofrio club". This is what the investigators wrote in the arrest warrant issued against 6 individuals.
The identity card and fibrillation
On the occasion of his arrest in the Ligurian capital last year, during the search the Carabinieri found a copy of Domenico Ceravolo's identity card. The investigations, also coordinated with the Genoa DDA, would have therefore allowed them to demonstrate how Ceravolo, Serratore, D'Onofrio and Costa collaborated in guaranteeing such protection, and did so because of their membership in the 'ndrangheta , and in particular in the Carmagnola branch. Immediately after the arrest of Pasquale Bonavota, the judicial police - as can be read in the arrest - recorded an initial phase of fibrillation among the suspects. There is in particular a restaurateur, in the past linked to Bonavota, who, having heard the news, contacts Ceravolo and, alarmed, says: «Come by, it's important! Come by, it's really important!» and, in fact, the meeting will be held on the afternoon of April 30, 2023. There is, then, another important detail that emerged immediately after the arrest of the fugitive: during the search of the house where Bonavota was hiding, "photocopies of the identity card and health card of a subject whose cousin was a friend of Pasquale D'Onofrio's partner were also found" the investigators note. This subject, according to the note of the pg, would have rented a house in Genoa through the husband of a tenant, the same one who would have been contacted on more than one occasion by Pasquale Bonavota, so much so that in his cell phone the contact had been saved as " Sign. Affitti Centro".
“CAM” Lock
Antonio Serratore would also be involved in the activities supporting Pasquale Bonavota's time as a fugitive . As emerged from the investigation and the documents of the Genoa DDA, in fact, the man "would have hosted, in the month of November 2022, inside his home in La Loggia, Vincenzo Bonavota, son of Nicola, before he went to Genoa to meet his fugitive uncle". But not only that: thanks to the in-depth analysis made possible by the analysis of the forensic copy of the contents of the devices seized from the fugitive, it was possible to ascertain how "Serratore financed the time as a fugitive itself" the investigators note in the arrest.
From the analysis of the Nokia in use by Pasquale Bonavota "it emerged that the latter was in contact with a subject who lived in Turin, near Moncalieri" registered as "CAM" in the address book. The contacts took place with messages - the investigators note in the arrest - in which Pasquale Bonavota addressed to "CAM" various requests such as "good oil" , "black rs 500 adult short socks" "3 packs of Riopan" and mentioned "a certain "bricklayer" who would have gone to Genoa and to whom "CAM" could have delivered such goods" we read further. Therefore, always according to the investigators, considering the evidence collected it is actually possible to establish who "CAM" is. "Not so much and not only because, as the Pg reports, the acronym refers to "Compare Antonio Moncalieri", and therefore to Serratore who is called Antonio and lives in La Loggia, a municipality bordering Moncalieri, but above all because "the story shows how it was he who sent money to the fugitive and hosted a relative of his in La Loggia and then put him in contact with the fugitive himself", we read further in the arrest.
Payments for “Lopreiato”
But that's not all. The active role of Antonio Serratore as "an exponent of the Carmagnola gang in the management of the fugitive" was documented "unequivocally", since he allegedly financed the fugitive in 2021. In fact, the suspect allegedly "transferred money through the company "Ria Italia" for an amount of 600 euros on 04/10/2021 to a certain Francesco Lopreiato. A month later, on 3/11/2021, a further transfer of money occurred to the same Lopreiato for an amount of 640 euros" can still be read in the arrest warrant. Regarding the two operations, the investigators then acquired the identity documents of the subjects involved in the transactions, highlighting that in both circumstances "the beneficiary Francesco Lopreiato actually identified himself as Pasquale Bonavota". ( g.curcio@corrierecal.it )
