A study by Berkeley scholar reveals that the Sicilian Mafia exploits climate change by orchestrating wildfires in southern ...

This paper proposes that the phenomenon of illegally set wildfires in Sicily reflects an emerging transformation in the mafia's organizational structure. "The dynamic of the Sicilian mafia is ...

The organisation reportedly has its tentacles in a varied assortment of businesses, raking in billions of dollars.

The Sicilian mafia is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – institutions in the Western world. After its first appearance in Sicily in the 1870s it soon infiltrated the economic and ...

The Palermo that we see through Battaglia’s eyes is a city in the midst of mafia killings. But, children are still running around and parents are still going to church. In the 1970s to 1990s, Cosa ...

The bunker is in a house about 300m from the Mafia boss's first hideout in the Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara. Car keys found in the bag Messina Denaro was carrying at the time of his ...

So the mafia offers him an opportunity to make something of himself, earn some status or respect. He's come from the really lowest strata of Sicilian society at the beginning of the story.

This challenge, much like the recent Stud Muffin Challenge, can be quite time-consuming and does require a good amount of luck as you try to ascend the Sicilian Mafia’s ranks. To help you out ...

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Massimo Torricelli, handsome young boss of a Sicilian Mafia family, has no other option but to take over after his father is assassinated. Laura is a sales director in a luxurious hotel in Warsaw.