San Mauro Castelverde, a village on 1,000 meters above sea level in the Madonie mountain range in the province of Palermo, is the stronghold of the Farinella Mafia family that goes back to the 19th century. It is often used as a hide out for fugitive mafiosi. Giuseppe Farinella is the son of Mariano Farinella, already known as a criminal in the days of the Iron Prefect, Cesare Mori, appointed by Benito Mussolini to suppress the Mafia in the late 1920s.[1]
An old fashioned mafia boss, Don Peppino, did not allow his men to extort local shopkeepers, which was common among mafiosi from the countryside. Revenues were not considered worthwhile compared to the money that could be extorted from companies that won public tenders in construction. Moreover, not extorting local shopkeepers Mafia bosses increased their legitimacy among the locals. "Don Peppino did not want his men to extort a pizzo from the shopkeepers, according to a victim, because the latter, in contrast to entrepreneurs, did not carry out any speculative activity and the because he … thought that asking shopkeepers for a tangente seemed like begging for alms."[4]
Farinella was arrested on March 21, 1992. As member of the Commission he was held responsible for the killing of the two prominent anti-mafia judges Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone, receiving life sentences. In January 1993, he was also sentenced to nine years in prison in the trial against the Mafia in Madonie area. He was considered to be the Mafia boss of the area.[5]
He died on 5 September 2017 in prison in Parma.[6]
ReferencesEdit
^(in Italian) Sgarbi e il cugino del boss ergastolano, La Repubblica, April 6, 2012
^Report concerning the activities conducted and the results obtained by the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA), first half of 2000
^(in Italian) Sentenza di secondo grado Riina + 7 (omicidio Francese)[permanent dead link]
^(in Italian) Madonie, tredici condanne, Corriere della Sera, January 10, 1993
^(in Italian) Mafia, muore a 91 anni il boss Farinella. Era al 41 bis per le stragi del 1992, La Repubblica, 5 September 2017
Paoli, Letizia (2003). Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style, New York: Oxford University Press ISBN0-19-515724-9
October 16, 2023
giuseppe, farinella, december, 1925, september, 2017, sicilian, mafioso, boss, mauro, castelverde, family, time, member, sicilian, mafia, commission, mafia, boss, mauro, castelverdeborn, 1925, december, 1925, mauro, castelverde, sicily, italydied5, september, . Giuseppe Farinella 24 December 1925 5 September 2017 was a Sicilian mafioso boss of the San Mauro Castelverde family and a one time member of the Sicilian Mafia Commission Giuseppe FarinellaGiuseppe Farinella Mafia boss of San Mauro CastelverdeBorn 1925 12 24 December 24 1925 age 97 San Mauro Castelverde Sicily ItalyDied5 September 2017 2017 09 05 aged 91 Parma ItalyNationalityItalianOccupationMafia BossCriminal statusDeceased imprisoned from 1992 AllegianceCorleonesiConviction s Mafia associationCriminal penaltyLife imprisonmentSan Mauro Castelverde a village on 1 000 meters above sea level in the Madonie mountain range in the province of Palermo is the stronghold of the Farinella Mafia family that goes back to the 19th century It is often used as a hide out for fugitive mafiosi Giuseppe Farinella is the son of Mariano Farinella already known as a criminal in the days of the Iron Prefect Cesare Mori appointed by Benito Mussolini to suppress the Mafia in the late 1920s 1 For many years Giuseppe Don Peppino Farinella was the uncontested chieftain of the area He became the capo mandamento of Gangi San Mauro Castelverde area and his influence reached into the province of Messina 2 He was a member of the Sicilian Mafia Commission since the late 1970s according to the pentiti Salvatore Cancemi Francesco Di Carlo and Giovanni Brusca 3 He was close to the Corleonesi and supported them during the Second Mafia War though due to San Mauro Castelverde s relative isolation his Mafia faction did not have an active role in the war An old fashioned mafia boss Don Peppino did not allow his men to extort local shopkeepers which was common among mafiosi from the countryside Revenues were not considered worthwhile compared to the money that could be extorted from companies that won public tenders in construction Moreover not extorting local shopkeepers Mafia bosses increased their legitimacy among the locals Don Peppino did not want his men to extort apizzofrom the shopkeepers according to a victim because the latter in contrast to entrepreneurs did not carry out any speculative activity and the because he thought that asking shopkeepers for atangenteseemed like begging for alms 4 Farinella was arrested on March 21 1992 As member of the Commission he was held responsible for the killing of the two prominent anti mafia judges Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone receiving life sentences In January 1993 he was also sentenced to nine years in prison in the trial against the Mafia in Madonie area He was considered to be the Mafia boss of the area 5 He died on 5 September 2017 in prison in Parma 6 References Edit in Italian Sgarbi e il cugino del boss ergastolano La Repubblica April 6 2012 Report concerning the activities conducted and the results obtained by the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia DIA first half of 2000 in Italian Sentenza di secondo grado Riina 7 omicidio Francese permanent dead link Paoli Mafia Brotherhoods p 169 in Italian Madonie tredici condanne Corriere della Sera January 10 1993 in Italian Mafia muore a 91 anni il boss Farinella Era al 41 bis per le stragi del 1992 La Repubblica 5 September 2017 Paoli Letizia 2003 Mafia Brotherhoods Organized Crime Italian Style New York Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 515724 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giuseppe Farinella amp oldid 1148578254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
