Lo Presti 'ndrina explained
| Lo Presti 'ndrina |
| Founded By: | Rocco Lo Presti |
| Founding Location: | Bardonecchia in the province of Turin, Italy |
| Years Active: | 1960s-present |
| Territory: | Piedmont, Bardonecchia, Susa Valley, Turin, Marina di Gioiosa Ionica |
| Ethnicity: | Calabrian |
| Leaders: | Luciano Ursino, Giuseppe Ursino |
| Allies: | Mazzaferro 'ndrina, Aquino 'ndrina |
| Criminal Activities: | public contract, infiltration in public administration, wear, extortion, money laundering, gambling, restaurants |
The Lo Presti 'ndrina of Bardonecchia is a clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a mafia-type organization in Calabria, Italy.
The Lo Presti 'ndrina is originally from Marina di Gioiosa Ionica in Calabria with its criminal base in Bardonecchia in Piedmont, North Italy.[1] [2] The Lo Presti are closely related to the Mazzaferro 'ndrina.
The infiltration of the Lo Presti family in the public administration led in 1995 the President of the Italian Republic to dissolve the municipal council of Bardonecchia, giving the alpine town the sad record of first and only municipality in Northern Italy dissolved for alleged mafia infiltrations.[3] [4]
According to a justice witness, in recent years, the relationship with the Mazzaferro cousins has cracked and Lo Presti has approached and allied with the Aquino family, rivals of the Mazzaferro clan. The family is currently governed by the nephews of Rocco Lo Presti, the brothers Luciano and Giuseppe Ursino.[5] [6] [7]
The rise of the Ursinos, the Lo Presti nephews
In 1993, nephew Giuseppe Ursino along with 15 other people were arrested in Bardonecchia for the trafficking of arms and drugs.[8]
In April 2004, the Ursinos approached a politician to try to obtain European Union funding, and set up a million dollar usury ring. Among the victims of usury, was a political figure, who denounced the organization, and in November 2006 Rocco Lo Presti was arrested along with his Ursino nephews.[9] [10] [11] [12]
In February 2018, Giuseppe Ursino and Ercole Taverniti were arrested for extortion and criminal mafia association, and seized all commercial activities, bars and restaurants.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,45/articleid,0310_01_2002_0298_0053_2800736/ Lo Presti portò la 'ndrangheta a Bardonecchia
- https://archiviopiolatorre.camera.it/img-repo/DOCUMENTAZIONE/Antimafia/01_rel_p03_4.pdf
- http://archivio.lastampa.it/articolo?id=7df2c08bd4df55dc2e1f841d2ea6e3d150ed289a Bardonecchia comune chiuso per mafia
- http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,4/articleid,1486_02_1976_0044A_0022_23075679/ La mafia in Val di Susa aveva due boss: Lo Presti e Mazzaferro
- https://win.piemontemese.it/pm_archivio.asp?articolo=989&archivio=2011_03&offset=52 'Ndrangheta in Piemonte
- https://torinocronaca.it/news/news/154043/a-bardonecchia-ce-una-ndrina-preso-il-nipote-del-boss-lo-presti.html A Bardonecchia c'è una 'ndrina preso il nipote del boss Lo Presti
- https://reggio.gazzettadelsud.it/articoli/cronaca/2022/05/13/minacce-dal-carcere-per-riavere-un-locale-scoperto-nipote-di-un-boss-della-ndrangheta-d1c51fb2-8788-47f1-9c78-1069d7655024/ Minacce dal carcere per riavere un locale scoperto nipote di un boss della 'Ndrangheta
- http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,39/articleid,0784_01_1993_0117_0039_11088276/ Droga e traffico d'armi
- http://archivio.lastampa.it/articolo?id=fa800b3e04cbdba45a8a38fdf9ec24f91d6f8636 L'usuraio arrivava da Bardonecchia
- http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/11/08/il-vecchio-boss-suoi-eredi.html Il vecchio boss e i suoi eredi
- http://archivio.lastampa.it/articolo?id=7574a6848ba082c844fbae799d72d6111ddff754 Gli Ursino i nipoti del boss
- http://archivio.lastampa.it/articolo?id=0a9a7e83b925777a0904e2156b11e5c3be8e1099 Gli Ursino puntavano ai fondi di Bruxelles
- https://www.lastampa.it/2018/03/01/cronaca/sequestrati-bar-e-ristoranti-degli-ndranghetisti-due-arresti-9UX3dZzhrzSv0CWYh6hXUN/amphtml/pagina.amp.html Sequestrati bar e ristoranti degli 'ndranghetisti: due arresti
- https://www.torino.repubblica.it/cronaca/2018/03/01/news/bardonecchia_carabinieri_arrestano_due_vecchi_boss_della_ndrangheta-190074970/amp/ Bardonecchia, carabinieri arrestano due vecchi boss della 'Ndrangheta
- https://torino.corriere.it/cronaca/18_marzo_01/mafia-torinese-val-susa-arrestato-nipote-boss-presti-7b956dec-1d5b-11e8-816c-92c77108475f_amp.html Mafia nel Torinese e in Val Susa: arrestato il nipote del boss Lo Presti
- https://www.cronacaqui.it/provincia/a-bardonecchia-ce-una-ndrina-preso-il-nipote-del-boss-lo-presti.html A Bardonecchia c'è una 'ndrina: preso il nipote del boss Lo Presti
- http://www.valsusaoggi.it/bardonecchia-dopo-gli-arresti-parla-il-sindaco-il-nostro-paese-e-immune-dalla-mafia/ Bardonecchia, dopo gli arresti parla il sindaco: Il nostro paese è immune dalla mafia
