Lo Presti 'ndrina
Rocco Lo Presti | |
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 Mugshot of the 'Ndrangheta boss of Bardonecchia Rocco Lo Presti | |
| Born | Rocco Lo Presti May 6, 1937 |
| Died | January 23, 2009 |
| Resting place | Cemetery of Bardonecchia |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation(s) | Crime boss, Businessman, entrepreneur |
The Lo Presti Family of Bardonecchia is a 'ndrina originally from Marina di Gioiosa Ionica , related with the Mazzaferro Family , which operated in Bardonecchia in Piedmont for over 50 years. Rocco Lo Presti was the boss family. Initially created as integral to the Mazzaferro Family, it becomes faction and later the family of its own. It was the family of the 'Ndrangheta hegemonic for excellence in the area of Val di Susa together with that of Mazzaferro. Had ties with the calabrian families Belfiore, Crea, Aquino, Ierino, Macri, Morabito, Cataldo, Strangio, Barbaro, Raso- Albanese and Facchineri . He had business relations with the Inzerillo family -Spatola-Gambino of Palermo, through which made alliances overseas with the Gambino family of New York. According to an associate justice in recent years has come close and allied to Aquino Family, rivals of Mazzaferro. At the moment the family is governed by the grandchildren of Rocco Lo Presti, the brothers Luciano and Giuseppe Ursino.
Sources
- "Attacco finale al clan Lo Presti". La Stampa. 19 October 2007.
- "Rocco Lo Presti il padrino della Val di Susa". La Stampa. 24 January 2009.
- "Accuse di mafia a Bardonecchia". La Stampa. 4 May 1995.
- "Bardonecchia, ordinaria 'ndrangheta piemontese". quotidianopiemontese.it. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- Giuseppe Legato (21 May 2008). "I nuovi boss". omicronweb.it. La Stampa. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- "Il boss calabrese non perde il vizio". la Stampa. 7 November 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- Gli Ursino puntavano ai fondi di Bruxelles La Stampa 6 ottobre 2008
- Gli Ursino i nipoti del boss La Stampa 6 ottobre 2008
- Il progetto politico del clan Lo Presti La Stampa 6 ottobre 2008
- Luciano Ursino patteggia 4 anni e torna a casa La Stampa 17 aprile 2008