“Mondo contraddictoro” Blitz, Cosa Nostra group led by Musto: preliminary hearing set
From Rosario Cauchi-October 17, 2024 0

Gela. According to the prosecutors of the Caltanissetta DDA and the Carabinieri, it was the brothers Alberto Musto and Sergio Musto who controlled the new balances of Cosa Nostra, in Niscemi and in the area of ??the district that includes Gela. Both were arrested at the height of the “Mondo contraddictoro” investigation. The investigations, very complex, were closed in the summer. Now, the preliminary hearing has been set, scheduled in the bunker courtroom of the Caltanissetta court, for mid-November. The prosecutors of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate have filed the request for indictment for all those involved, twenty-nine in total. In addition to the Musto brothers, the defendants are Andrea Abaco, Francesco Amato, Giuseppe Auteri, Francesco Cantaro, Mariantonietta Caruso, Viviana Caruso, Francesco Cona, Davide Cusa, Renè Distefano, Alessandro Fausciana, Gaetano Fausciana, Salvatore Fausciana, Gianni Ferranti, Giovanni Ferranti, Giuseppe Manduca, Francesco Piazza, Antonino Pittalà, Salvatore Pittalà, Paolo Rizzo, Carlo Zanti and Francesco Torre. The Gelesi involved, who allegedly had access to weapons, are Emanuele Burgio, Carmelo Raniolo, Luigi Cannizzaro and Vincenzo Cannizzaro. According to investigators, the Mustos allegedly had the opportunity to have direct contact, for confidential information, with retired police officer Salvatore Giugno. Carabiniere Giuseppe Carbone will also appear before the preliminary hearing judge.