Felice Maniero
Felice Maniero (born 1954) is a former Italian crime boss who was the head of the Mala del Brenta, a criminal organisation based in the region of Veneto throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His nickname is Faccia d'Angelo ("Angel Face"),[1] which he shares with the Milanese mobster Francis Turatello and Camorra boss Edoardo Contini. He was born at Campolongo Maggiore, in the province of Venice. Originally the leader of a small band of thieves, through connections with Sicilian mafiosi on exile in Veneto he was able to expand and enlarge his organization and modeled it after the mafia. He was a prolific drug trafficker and was particularly notorious for taking part in many armed robberies, some with extremely high loots.
In February, 1995, Maniero became a pentito (collaborator with Italian Justice), and subsequently helped in dismantling his organization. However, Maniero allegedly continued a number of criminal activities while many of his former henchmen re-organised the Mala del Brenta in order to ensure its survival.
On 23 August 2010, Maniero was set free.[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ Adrian Butler (10 October 2010). "X Factor hopeful Nicolo Festa in link to Mafia boss". Daily Mail.
- ↑ "MALA DEL BRENTA / Felice Maniero, torna in libertà. Il ricordo di Michele Festa, poliziotto che lo arrestò". Diretta News (in Italian). 22 August 2010.
- ↑ Marino Smiderle (23 August 2010). "Altro che boss del Brenta Da oggi Felice Maniero è tornato un uomo libero". il Giornate (in Italian).
References
- Dianese, Maurizio (1995). Il bandito Felice Maniero, il Cardo editore, Venice.
- Guerretta, Danilo; Zornetta, Monica (2006). A casa nostra. Cinquant'anni di mafia e criminalità in Veneto, Dalai Editore, Milan.
- Zornetta, Monica (2013). La resa. Ascesa, declino e «pentimento» di Felice Maniero, Baldini & Castoldi, Milan.
External links
- (Italian) A fan site dedicated to the criminal personality of Felice Maniero
- (Italian) Profile of Felice Maniero