Mafia: an entrepreneur arrested for laundering the clan’s money

(ANSA) – PALERMO, APRIL 10 – The Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate, at the request of the DDA led by the prosecutor Maurizio de Lucia, has carried out the measure of custody in prison against Giovanni Palazzolo, a 68-year-old entrepreneur believed to be part of the Carini mafia family who it is part of the San Lorenzo – Tommaso Natale district. The investigation, called “Nemesis”, which lasted about two years, made it possible to acquire serious indications of guilt against the entrepreneur who operates in the construction, logistics and catering sectors. The suspect, accused among other things of mafia association and money laundering, would have participated in strategic meetings of the clan, would have ensured assistance to the then fugitive mafia leader Salvatore Lo Piccolo, collected the money resulting from the extortion activities, reusing and laundering it, and guaranteed continuous and constant covert contacts with the administration and municipal offices of Carini. The statements of collaborators of justice already in the past considered important exponents of the Carini mafia family are against Palazzolo. A lieutenant from the Guardia di Finanza also appears in the investigation. The non-commissioned officer is accused of revealing official secrets. He allegedly revealed to Palazzolo the existence of an open proceeding regarding his company, Trinacria Immobiliare, following a request for information made by the Fiamme di Modena. (HANDLE).