Calabria has been left behind by decades of political mismanagement and plunder by its mafia, the 'Ndrangheta, which infiltrated the healthcare system. Criminal gangs seized resources and ran up ...

The head of the 'locale' (branch) of the Calabria-born Mob, Giacomo Madaffari, got 28 years, and his number two Davide Perronace 20. Both seaside towns, site of major WWII battles, had their ...

Anti-mafia Prosecutor Nicola Gratteri told reporters ... whispering,” said Gratteri, who was born in Calabria and who has recalled how he played and attended school with boys who later grew ...