Di Lauro hailed from the Secondigliano neighbourhood, a north-eastern suburb of Naples. For years he had been the obedient underling of one of the legendary Camorra bosses Aniello La Monica. He was present at a famous summit meeting of mafiosi in the early 1980s, when his boss parlayed with Sicilian Mafia boss Michele Greco. Di Lauro was among the mourners after La Monica was murdered in 1982, when the shopkeepers of Secondigliano hauled down their shutters as a sign of respect. Di Lauro's grief was in no way diminished by the fact that, as several supergrasses (informers) have since claimed, he was implicated in his boss's murder.[citation needed]
He was arrested for the first time in 1982, during a Camorra summit in the Neapolitan neighbourhood of Forcella, with other members of the Giuliano clan.[citation needed] At the time, Di Lauro was affiliated with the so-called "Nuova Fratellanza" (New Brotherhood), a gang included in the "Nuova Famiglia" (New Family) which fought against the "Nuova Camorra Organizzata" (New Organized Camorra) of Raffaele Cutoloo prufessore ("the professor").[citation needed] In 1990s the Di Lauro clan was involved in a struggle with the Ruocco Clan from Mugnano. In 2000s Paolo Di Lauro was wanted in connection with the distribution of cocaine and other drugs, imported from South America into Italy and especially in the Neapolitan neighbourhoods of Scampìa and Secondigliano.[citation needed]
Drug traffickerEdit
Di Lauro, the head of the Camorra clan that ran the northern suburbs, presided over a tightly managed drug empire that imported cocaine and heroin and distributed it through an army of dealers. In exchange for the monopoly and steady cuts of the proceeds, Di Lauro granted neighborhood ringleaders a certain amount of autonomy.[2]
Despite a niggling and semi-permanent feud with nearby Licciardi clan, Di Lauro kept his couriers – "the Spaniards" as they are widely known because of their endless trips ferrying cocaine from Galicia in Spain – and his street pushers and the other components of his empire under brutally tight control. Di Lauro's drug revenue from all his sellers is reckoned by Italian investigators to be worth about €200 million per year. He funnelled the proceeds into real estate, buying dozens of flats in Naples, owning shops in France and the Netherlands, as well as businesses importing fur, fake fur and lingerie.[citation needed]
Scampìa feudEdit
In 2004, a Camorra war broke out between the Di Lauro clan and the so-called "secessionists" (Italian "scissionisti") led by Raffaele Amato, a breakaway fraction from the once all-powerful Di Lauro clan in the northern suburbs of Naples that tried to assert its control over drugs and prostitution rackets in the area.[3] The war, known as the Scampia feud (Italian "faida di Scampìa"), resulted in over 60 murders in 2004 and 2005. The feud caused widespread public revulsion against the Camorra and led to a major crackdown by the authorities, resulting in the capture and imprisonment of Paolo Di Lauro and his sons Ciro (b. 1978) and Cosimo (b. 1973) and many of his associates.[3]
Arrest and convictionEdit
On September 16, 2005, police arrested Di Lauro in a modest apartment in Secondigliano, on the city's economically depressed northern outskirts.[4][5][6] He was condemned to 30 years for drug trafficking.[7]
After Di Lauro's son Cosimo was picked up in January 2005, his photograph began showing up as decoration on the mobile cellphones of young people in Naples.[2]
^ abGang's Deadly Feud Plagues Naples Archived 2013-01-04 at archive.today, Los Angeles Times, February 17, 2005
^ abNaples police in huge mafia swoop, BBC News, December 7, 2004
^Criminal boss is captured in Italy, International Herald Tribune, September 17, 2005
^(in Italian) Arrestato boss Di Lauro "o milionario", La Repubblica, September 16, 2005
^(in Italian) Napoli: arrestato il boss Paolo Di Lauro, Corriere della Sera, September 18, 2005
^(in Italian) Giornata di sangue a Napoli: tre omicidi, Corriere della Sera, March 15, 2007
Di Meo, Simone (2008). L'impero della camorra. Vita violenta del boss Paolo Di Lauro. Rome: Newton Compton. ISBN978-88-541-0992-6.[1]
External linksEdit
(in Italian) Di Lauro Clan
(in Italian) Paolo Di Lauro
(in Italian) , L'Espresso, May 18, 2006
(in Italian) Condannati i Di Lauro jr, Napolionline.org, February 16, 2008
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Paolo Di Lauro news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paolo Di Lauro Italian pronunciation ˈpaːolo di ˈlauro born August 26 1953 is an Italian crime boss leader of the Di Lauro Clan a Camorra crime organization He is also known as Ciruzzo o milionario Neapolitan for Ciruzzo the millionaire among other aliases In 2002 he was included in the list of most wanted fugitives in Italy and was captured in September 2005 Paolo Di LauroBorn 1953 08 26 26 August 1953 age 70 Naples ItalyOther namesCiruzzo o milionarioCriminal statusImprisoned since 2005SpouseLuisa D Avanzo sister of affiliate Enrico D Avanzo ChildrenTen sons and one daughter including Marco and Cosimo 1 AllegianceDi Lauro clan CamorraCriminal chargedrug trafficking Mafia associationPenalty30 years Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early years 1 2 Drug trafficker 1 3 Scampia feud 1 4 Arrest and conviction 2 References 3 External linksBiography EditEarly years Edit Di Lauro hailed from the Secondigliano neighbourhood a north eastern suburb of Naples For years he had been the obedient underling of one of the legendary Camorra bosses Aniello La Monica He was present at a famous summit meeting of mafiosi in the early 1980s when his boss parlayed with Sicilian Mafia boss Michele Greco Di Lauro was among the mourners after La Monica was murdered in 1982 when the shopkeepers of Secondigliano hauled down their shutters as a sign of respect Di Lauro s grief was in no way diminished by the fact that as several supergrasses informers have since claimed he was implicated in his boss s murder citation needed He was arrested for the first time in 1982 during a Camorra summit in the Neapolitan neighbourhood of Forcella with other members of the Giuliano clan citation needed At the time Di Lauro was affiliated with the so called Nuova Fratellanza New Brotherhood a gang included in the Nuova Famiglia New Family which fought against the Nuova Camorra Organizzata New Organized Camorra of Raffaele Cutolo o prufessore the professor citation needed In 1990s the Di Lauro clan was involved in a struggle with the Ruocco Clan from Mugnano In 2000s Paolo Di Lauro was wanted in connection with the distribution of cocaine and other drugs imported from South America into Italy and especially in the Neapolitan neighbourhoods of Scampia and Secondigliano citation needed Drug trafficker Edit Di Lauro the head of the Camorra clan that ran the northern suburbs presided over a tightly managed drug empire that imported cocaine and heroin and distributed it through an army of dealers In exchange for the monopoly and steady cuts of the proceeds Di Lauro granted neighborhood ringleaders a certain amount of autonomy 2 Despite a niggling and semi permanent feud with nearby Licciardi clan Di Lauro kept his couriers the Spaniards as they are widely known because of their endless trips ferrying cocaine from Galicia in Spain and his street pushers and the other components of his empire under brutally tight control Di Lauro s drug revenue from all his sellers is reckoned by Italian investigators to be worth about 200 million per year He funnelled the proceeds into real estate buying dozens of flats in Naples owning shops in France and the Netherlands as well as businesses importing fur fake fur and lingerie citation needed Scampia feud Edit In 2004 a Camorra war broke out between the Di Lauro clan and the so called secessionists Italian scissionisti led by Raffaele Amato a breakaway fraction from the once all powerful Di Lauro clan in the northern suburbs of Naples that tried to assert its control over drugs and prostitution rackets in the area 3 The war known as the Scampia feud Italian faida di Scampia resulted in over 60 murders in 2004 and 2005 The feud caused widespread public revulsion against the Camorra and led to a major crackdown by the authorities resulting in the capture and imprisonment of Paolo Di Lauro and his sons Ciro b 1978 and Cosimo b 1973 and many of his associates 3 Arrest and conviction Edit On September 16 2005 police arrested Di Lauro in a modest apartment in Secondigliano on the city s economically depressed northern outskirts 4 5 6 He was condemned to 30 years for drug trafficking 7 After Di Lauro s son Cosimo was picked up in January 2005 his photograph began showing up as decoration on the mobile cellphones of young people in Naples 2 References Edit The Camorra Never Sleeps Vanity Fair May 2012 a b Gang s Deadly Feud Plagues Naples Archived 2013 01 04 at archive today Los Angeles Times February 17 2005 a b Naples police in huge mafia swoop BBC News December 7 2004 Criminal boss is captured in Italy International Herald Tribune September 17 2005 in Italian Arrestato boss Di Lauro o milionario La Repubblica September 16 2005 in Italian Napoli arrestato il boss Paolo Di Lauro Corriere della Sera September 18 2005 in Italian Giornata di sangue a Napoli tre omicidi Corriere della Sera March 15 2007 Di Meo Simone 2008 L impero della camorra Vita violenta del boss Paolo Di Lauro Rome Newton Compton ISBN 978 88 541 0992 6 1 External links Edit in Italian Di Lauro Clan in Italian Paolo Di Lauro in Italian Condannato il padrino di Scampia L Espresso May 18 2006 in Italian Condannati i Di Lauro jr Napolionline org February 16 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paolo Di Lauro amp oldid 1158065788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
