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The son of the Italian mobster who 'gave up crime' ran for politics, is arrested for embezzlement in Naples
2024-10-31 17:05:54 / BOTA
In 2019, 28-year-old Antonio Piccirillo broke the mafia's "code of silence" by denouncing the actions of the Camorra group, one of the oldest in Italy.
His arrest already raises doubts about whether his anti-mafia campaign has been a front, as investigators accuse his father of fining boat mooring businesses in the port of Mergellina, Naples.
Antonio allegedly introduced himself as the father's messenger demanding thousands of euros in "fines" from the boat owners.
The investigation is believed to have started after the denunciation of Rita De Crescenzo on the TikTok network - whose husband had received threats from the father and son duo.
"If you go to complain, make sure they note that there are two of us who want to kill you, me and my father," Antonio reportedly told them, according to the Daily Mail.
Rosario, one of the leaders of the 'Torretta Camorra' group, was last jailed for extortion and loan sharking in 2022.
At that time, Antonio declared his distance from his father, after being wounded by a blind bullet in 2019.
After the incident, he held an anti-mafia protest where, among other things, he told the crowd: "I am Antonio Piccirillo. The son of Rosario Piccirillo, who made many mistakes working for the Camorra.”
"Always love your parents but distance yourself from their lifestyle, because it leads you nowhere and only causes suffering," he added.
While in 2021, Piccirillo ran for the municipal council but received only a few hundred votes.
Now the 28-year-old finds himself again accused of collaboration with the mafia.
Earlier this year, Camorra assassins shot dead an engineer in Naples who had exposed the mafia's connections to the city's construction business.
The victim, Salvatore Coppola, had previously been close to the Mazzarella clan that once controlled construction and politics in Naples. Police say he was killed for violating the code of silence known locally as the "codice d'omerta."
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