Tommaso Buscetta
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Tommaso Buscetta, also known as "Don Masino" or "The Boss of Two Worlds", was a high-ranking Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He became one of the first of its members to turn infor
Tommaso Buscetta in an undated photograph, c. 1950s
Sicilian Mafia
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The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra, also known as the Mafia, is an Italian secret criminal society and criminal organization originating on the island of Sicily and dating back to the mid-19th century.
Tommaso Buscetta
…2000), also known as "Don Masino" or "The Boss of Two Worlds" (Italian: il boss dei due mondi), was a high-ranking Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He became one of the first of its members to turn informant (pentito) and explain the inner workings of the organization. Buscetta participated in…
Representation of two brigand members of Cosa Nostra towards the end of the 19th century
Sketch of the 1901 trial of suspected mafiosi in Palermo. From the newspaper L'Ora, May 1901.
Salvatore Riina
Giulio Andreotti, seven-time Prime Minister of Italy, had proven links to the Mafia.