Graviano family
Founded | 1980s |
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Founders | Benedetto Graviano Filippo Graviano drug trafficking, racketeering, murder |
Allies | Corleonesi (defunct) 'Ndrangheta |
The Graviano family (Italian:
History
In 1990 the brothers Giuseppe and Filippo Graviano became heads of the
Filippo and Giuseppe Graviano
Filippo and
Nunzia Graviano
Nunzia Graviano (Palermo, 9 June 1968) is an Italian criminal, sister of Filippo and Giuseppe Graviano, the mafia leaders in the Brancaccio district of Palermo in the 1990s.[7]
Nunzia Graviano, known as 'A Picciridda' ("the little girl"), reinvested the family's financial assets, modernizing the activities, while the other brothers were in prison. According to her accusation "She is the alter ego of her brothers in their territory and is capable of managing a large fortune." She is among the first women to have acted as the "regent" of a prominent Mafia family. She is reported to be the mastermind behind the Graviano brothers' financial strategy, following the
Benedetto Graviano
Benedetto Graviano (Palermo, 15 July 1958) is an Italian criminal, mafia boss in the Brancaccio district of Palermo in the 1990s. He is the oldest of the Graviano brothers.[10]
He served five years in prison for Mafia. He was then arrested in July 2004 for cocaine trafficking, he allegedly financed 18 kilograms of that drug in a 'joint venture' with a clan of the 'Ndrangheta. The cocaine would have been shared among the Palermo jet set. After his release for lack of evidence, he was arrested again in February 2005 . Benedetto had resumed command of the Brancaccio area , after the arrest of the regent Giuseppe Guttadauro. The mafia family of Santa Maria di Gesù wanted to extend their borders to that area, but the Cosa Nostra bosses reached an agreement and let Bernardo Provenzano decide on the appointment, which went to Benedetto Graviano. According to some reports, however, he was not considered "very smart" by Totò Riina.[10][11]
References
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- ^ "archive.ph". archive.ph. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "la Repubblica/cronaca: Confermati gli ergastoli per le bombe del 1993". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ (in Italian) Francesco Viviano (23 June 1994). "Ecco i killer di don Puglisi". la Repubblica. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
- ^ (in Italian) Omicidio Puglisi ergastolo ai Graviano, la Repubblica, 20 febbraio 2001
- ^ (in Italian) Capaci: 19 ordini di cattura per i mandanti, Il Corriere della Sera
- ISBN 978-88-424-2030-9.
- ^ "Informer puts Mafia sister behind bars". the Guardian. 1999-07-23. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "la Repubblica/fatti: Palermo, in manette l'avvocato di Cosa Nostra". www.repubblica.it. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ a b "Il boss dava gli ordini da Roma - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-25.
- ^ "Brancaccio, il boss dava ordini da Roma - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-25.