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They were right. In the farmhouse near Corleone, Provenzano stayed tucked safely inside while a shepherd served as cover, tending a flock and making cheese. After the arrest, police found a rudimentary bathroom, a double bed, an electric heater and a nightstand. On a table, there were two typewriters and several Bibles with underlined passages, as well as some 100 pizzini, which investigators hope will lead to further arrests. Two days after Provenzano's capture, the shack where he had slept and worked was sealed off as police conducted forensic studies. But a walk through the adjoining barn and makeshift...
Giuseppe Lumia, a member of the Italian Parliament's anti-Mafia commission, says the arrest is ultimately a chance to get closer to the core of Italy's organized-crime problem. "We need to take it to the next step, to break the Mafia's bonds with elements of the political and economic system," he says. But the arrest can also cut another way. Remember what Provenzano said? "You have no idea what you've done." Lumia is worried that those words may signal a bloody battle for succession...
...penalty would be a fine of $300 or attendance at a youth alcohol education program. Similar bills have been enacted in 37 states, and DiIuliis said the legislation has increased the willingness of police and courts to enforce underage drinking laws. “No one wants to arrest someone and put it on their criminal record for going to a party and drinking,” he said. The bill would also amend Massachusetts’ laws to make it illegal for those under the age of 21 to consume alcohol. Currently, it is only illegal for people under...
...course, Mafia truth always blows away any fiction. Provenzano has become a legendary figure since the arrest in 1993 of his boyhood friend, and then top Mafia boss, Tito Riina, who had launched a bloody war against crusading anti-Mob prosecutors. Some believe Provenzano tipped off the cops to his buddy?s whereabouts in order to take over the worldwide crime syndicate and tone down its high-profile war against the state. With the last known photograph of Provenzano dating back to 1959, authorities began a decade-long hunt for the elusive boss, who they believed had not strayed...
...Still Provenzano, spent much of his energy simply evading arrest. He avoided all telephone and electronic communication, sending hand-delivered orders to his lieutenants via small, tightly folded pieces of paper, known as pizzini. It is believed that authorities may have honed in on their target after intercepting a recent batch of pizzini to his family, which lives openly in downtown Corleone. Still, mystery will continue to swirl around the battle against the Mob, which has all too often revealed political connections to the criminal organization. Suspicions and perplexity were inevitably multiplied Tuesday by the timing of Provenzano?s arrest...