Stidda or La Stidda Organized crime in Italy

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la stidda (sicilian, star) name given sicilian organization started criminals giuseppe croce benvento , salvatore calafato, both of palmi di montechiaro, agrigento province. stidda s power bases centered in cities of gela , favara, caltanissetta , agrigento provinces. organization s groups , activities have flourished in cities of agrigento, catania, siracusa , enna in provinces of same name, niscemi , riesi of caltanissetta province , vittoria of ragusa province, located on southern , eastern coasts of sicily.


the stidda has extended power , influence mainland italy provinces of milano, genova , torino. members of organization called stiddari in caltanissetta province , stiddaroli in agrigento province. stidda members can identified , introduced each other tattoo of 5 greenish marks arranged in circle, forming star called punti della malavita or points of criminal life.


the cosa nostra wars of late 1970s , 1980s brought corleonesi clan , vicious , ruthless leaders luciano leggio, toto riina , bernardo provenzano referred cosa nuova power caused disorganization , disenchantment inside traditional cosa nostra power base , values system, leaving growing stidda organization counter cosa nostra s power, influence , expansion in southern , eastern sicily. stidda membership reinforced cosa nostra men of honor such loyal slain capo giuseppe dicristina of riesi had defected cosa nostra s ranks due bloodthirsty reign of corleonesi clan.


the organization looked enlarge membership absorbing local thugs , criminals (picciotti) @ margins of organized crime gain more power , credibility in italian underworld. 1978 1990, former corleonesi clan leader , pretender cosa nostra s capo di tutti capi title, toto riina, waged war within cosa nostra , against stidda spreading death , terror among mafiosi , public in quest crime dictatorship, leaving on 500 in cosa nostra , on 1000 in la stidda dead, including stidda capos calogero lauria , vincenzo spina.


with 1993 capture , imprisonment of totò riina, along jailed bernardo provenzano s, pax mafia, following new, less violent , low-key approach criminal activities stidda has gained power, influence , credibility among longer established criminal organizations within italy , around world, making underworld player in united states, canada , germany. stidda called fifth mafia in italian media , press.







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