Mario Fabbrocino
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Mario Fabbrocino is a powerful Italian crime boss of the Camorra
– the Neapolitan
mafia. He was the leader of the Fabbrocino clan, based in the Vesuvius area, with its sphere of influence around Nola
, Ottaviano
, San Giuseppe Vesuviano
, San Gennaro Vesuviano
. He is nicknamed "ò gravunaro" ("the charcoal burner").
He was one of the leaders of the Nuova Famiglia
, created in the 1980s to face the rising power of Raffaele Cutolo
's Nuova Camorra Organizzata
. The feud with Cutolo intensified, when Cutolo ordered the killing of Fabbrocino’s brother Francesco. Fabbrocino later avenged his brothers death by ordering the murder of Cutolo's only son, Roberto.
On the run since 1988, he was among the most wanted fugitives of Italy for a murder in 1982. He was arrested in Buenos Aires
, Argentina
on September 3, 1997. After a long legal battle, he was extradited to Italy in March 2001.
He was released in July 2002 because the legal term for preventive custody expired. However, he received an arrest warrant for cocaine trafficking and was arrested again. Fabbrocino was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in January 2003. He was released in August 2004, because he had served in his prison term ( the time he had spent in jail in Argentina waiting for extradition was included).
He was sentenced to life on April 13, 2005, for the killing of Roberto Cutolo (b. 1962 ; the son of Raffaele Cutolo and historical enemy of Fabbrocino) on December 19, 1990, in Tradate
. He became a fugitive once more. On August 15, 2005, he was arrested again in his home in San Giuseppe Vesuviano
.
Camorra
The Camorra is a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century.-Background:...
– the Neapolitan
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
mafia. He was the leader of the Fabbrocino clan, based in the Vesuvius area, with its sphere of influence around Nola
Nola
Nola is a city and comune of Campania, southern Italy, in the province of Naples, situated in the plain between Mount Vesuvius and the Apennines...
, Ottaviano
Ottaviano
Ottaviano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km east of Naples and is located in the Vesuvian Area. Ottaviano was in Roman times a hamlet of houses within a vast estate belonging to the gens Octavia, Augustus's family...
, San Giuseppe Vesuviano
San Giuseppe Vesuviano
San Giuseppe Vesuviano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km east of Naples...
, San Gennaro Vesuviano
San Gennaro Vesuviano
San Gennaro Vesuviano is a village of 10,100 people located in the province of Naples in Southern Italy.- Geography :San Gennaro Vesuviano is located in the country-side area around Nola approximately 25 kilometers east of Naples and nine kilometers from Nola...
. He is nicknamed "ò gravunaro" ("the charcoal burner").
He was one of the leaders of the Nuova Famiglia
Nuova Famiglia
The Nuova Famiglia was an Italian Camorra criminal organization created in the 1980s to face Raffaele Cutolo's Nuova Camorra Organizzata....
, created in the 1980s to face the rising power of Raffaele Cutolo
Raffaele Cutolo
Raffaele Cutolo is an Italian crime boss and the charismatic leader of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata , an organisation he built to renew the Camorra. Cutolo has a variety of nicknames including "'o Vangelo" , "'o Principe" , "'o Professore" and "'o Monaco"...
's Nuova Camorra Organizzata
Nuova Camorra Organizzata
The Nuova Camorra Organizzata was an Italian Camorra criminal organization founded in the late 1970s by a Neapolitan Camorrista, Raffaele Cutolo, in the region of Campania. It was also known by the initials NCO...
. The feud with Cutolo intensified, when Cutolo ordered the killing of Fabbrocino’s brother Francesco. Fabbrocino later avenged his brothers death by ordering the murder of Cutolo's only son, Roberto.
On the run since 1988, he was among the most wanted fugitives of Italy for a murder in 1982. He was arrested in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
on September 3, 1997. After a long legal battle, he was extradited to Italy in March 2001.
He was released in July 2002 because the legal term for preventive custody expired. However, he received an arrest warrant for cocaine trafficking and was arrested again. Fabbrocino was sentenced to 6 years and 4 months in January 2003. He was released in August 2004, because he had served in his prison term ( the time he had spent in jail in Argentina waiting for extradition was included).
He was sentenced to life on April 13, 2005, for the killing of Roberto Cutolo (b. 1962 ; the son of Raffaele Cutolo and historical enemy of Fabbrocino) on December 19, 1990, in Tradate
Tradate
Tradate is a city and comune located in the province of Varese, in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is located 15 km from the city of Varese , and according to the 2004 census Tradate's population was 16,259. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on...
. He became a fugitive once more. On August 15, 2005, he was arrested again in his home in San Giuseppe Vesuviano
San Giuseppe Vesuviano
San Giuseppe Vesuviano is a comune in the Province of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 20 km east of Naples...
.