Lo Presti crime family
Founded byRocco Lo Presti
Founding locationBardonecchia in the province of Turin, Italy
Years active1960s-present
TerritoryPiedmont, Bardonecchia, Susa Valley, Turin, Marina di Gioiosa Ionica
EthnicityCalabrian
Leader(s)Luciano Ursino, Giuseppe Ursino
Criminal activitiespublic contract, infiltration in public administration, wear, extortion, money laundering, gambling, restaurants
AlliesMazzaferro clan, Aquino 'ndrina

The Lo Presti family of Bardonecchia is a clan of the 'Ndrangheta, a mafia-type organization originally from Marina di Gioiosa Ionica in Calabria with criminal base in Bardonecchia in Piedmont, North Italy.[1][2] The clan has closely related to the Mazzaferro clan.

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]

References

  1. ↑ Lo Presti portò la 'ndrangheta a Bardonecchia La Stampa 31 October 31, 2002 (In Italian)
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Bardonecchia comune chiuso per mafia La Stampa, April 29 1995 (In Italian)
  4. ↑ La mafia in Val di Susa aveva due boss: Lo Presti e Mazzaferro Stampa Sera February 23, 1976 (In Italian)
  5. ↑ 'Ndrangheta in Piemonte (In Italian)
  6. ↑ A Bardonecchia c'è una 'ndrina preso il nipote del boss Lo Presti March 2, 2018 (In Italian)
  7. ↑ Minacce dal carcere per riavere un locale scoperto nipote di un boss della 'Ndrangheta Gazzetta del Sud (In Italian) May 13, 2022
  8. ↑ Droga e traffico d'armi La Stampa 29 April 1993. (In Italian).
  9. ↑ L'usuraio arrivava da Bardonecchia Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine La Stampa 7 November 2006. (In Italian).
  10. ↑ Il vecchio boss e i suoi eredi La Repubblica 8 November 2006. (In Italian).
  11. ↑ Gli Ursino i nipoti del boss Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine La Stampa 6 October 2008
  12. ↑ Gli Ursino puntavano ai fondi di Bruxelles Archived 2015-04-11 at the Wayback Machine La Stampa 6 October 2008. (In Italian).
  13. ↑ Sequestrati bar e ristoranti degli 'ndranghetisti: due arresti La Stampa 1 March 2018. (In Italian).
  14. ↑ Bardonecchia, carabinieri arrestano due vecchi boss della 'Ndrangheta Archived 2018-03-01 at the Wayback Machine La Repubblica 1 March 2018. (In Italian).
  15. ↑ Mafia nel Torinese e in Val Susa: arrestato il nipote del boss Lo Presti Corriere della Sera 1 March 2018. (In Italian).
  16. ↑ A Bardonecchia c'è una 'ndrina: preso il nipote del boss Lo Presti Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Cronacaqui 2 March 2018. (In Italian).
  17. ↑ Bardonecchia, dopo gli arresti parla il sindaco: Il nostro paese è immune dalla mafia Valsusaoggi 2 March 2018. (In Italian).
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