Sicilian mafia boss dies in Milan hospital

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Sicilian mafia boss dies in Milan hospital
By Luke Barber



MILAN: -- Italian mafia boss Bernardo “The Tractor” Provenzano – so named because of his habit of mowing enemies down – has died at a Milan hospital.

The Sicilian from Corleone, the hill town which gave its name to the crime family in The Godfather, was head of the Cosa Nostra mafia from 1993 and spent 43 years on the run until he was arrested in 2006.

He was convicted in absentia before his capture for a string of murders including those of two prominent mafia prosecutors, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.

During his four decades as a fugitive from justice, Provenzano became a legendary outlaw. Prosecutors believe he remained in Sicily, probably not far from his home town, protected by series of local contacts.

His early years as a foot soldier in the Cosa Nostra was riddled with tales of brutality, but on becoming the mafia’s undisputed head in 1993 he abandoned the reckless ways of his formative years in favour a low profile approach.

He ran the organised crime body like the chief executive of a company, earning him the nickname “The Accountant”, and all but erased the bombings and mass killings synonymous with the mafia of old.


-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-07-14

[SOTIRIOS]

....scary eyes....

[callaway]

Rest in chaos you scumbag

[Gweiloman]

Rest in chaos you scumbag

Actually, when you think about it, if it's true that he erased the bombings and mass killings synonymous with the mafia of old, then he deserved to be praised.

Let's face it, the law agencies will never ever get rid of the mafia, be it in Italy or anywhere else in the world. It is therefore preferable to have a head that resolves to settle issues without violence.

[Wilsonandson]

Edited July 14, 2016 by Wilsonandson