Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

'Pizza Mafioso' dies in US prison

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU
 
emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-01-04 10:00 AM
Original message
'Pizza Mafioso' dies in US prison
From BBC News:
<snip>

Gaetano Badalamenti, once known as the "boss of bosses" of the Sicilian Mafia, has died at the age of 80 in the US where he was serving a prison sentence.

Badalamenti became notorious in the US for masterminding a crime ring which distributed heroin and cocaine through pizza parlours between 1975 and 1984.

He was sentenced in 1987 to 47 years in federal prison.

Italy also convicted Badalamenti in absentia of the 1978 murder of a radio DJ who poked fun at the Mafia.
<snip>
More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3675535.stm
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top

Home » Discuss » Latest Breaking News Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC