Mafia 'Boss of Bosses' Nabbed in Sicily

[WhiteTara]

http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/International/story?id=1844585&page=1
CORLEONE, ITALY, April 14, 2006 — Deep in the hills outside Palermo, Italy, is a medieval farm town with a history written in blood.

The town's name — Corleone — literally means "Lionheart." But to most of the world, Corleone means just one thing — La Costa Nostra. The mafia. And more than that, the mafia myth as portrayed in "The Godfather" movie trilogy.

In Corleone, the real-life Godfather's face was revealed this week for the first time in 43 years.

Bernardo Provenzano, the most powerful boss in the history of the Italian mafia, was arrested at a farmhouse near Corleone on Wednesday. As Italian authorities escorted Provenzano to jail, young people jeered.
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The police said they had no idea how long he had been hiding in the farmhouse. What finally betrayed Provenzano was a bundle of clean laundry sent by his wife. A package reportedly passed off 10 times, it took three days to arrive.

[Mabus]

1. He was captured a couple of days ago

My Italian friend called her mom about the election. Her mom was hestitant to talk about it fearing the phones were tapped. While they were talking her mom mentioned that Provenzano had been caught. So much for the American MSM reporting the news in a timely fashion.

[maddezmom]

2. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2220473