Biography Francesco Bidognetti

1 biography

1.1 waste disposal king
1.2 wife turns informant
1.3 life imprisonment
1.4 backlash against collaborating relatives

biography
waste disposal king

the bidognetti , tavoletta clans strong in northern towns of caserta province. operate several illegal dumps between naples , caserta. tonnes of dangerous waste northern , central italy planted in dumps, toxic wastes factories, hospitals , cemeteries. such, bidognetti considered italian law enforcement boss of waste disposal arm of clan.

bidognetti s lover, angela barra ruled territory of teverola , main conduit of political , economic alliances of casalesi clan. in 1990, bidognetti ordered death of medical doctor, gennaro falco, having not taken proper care of wife failing diagnose cancer in time.

his nephew gaetano cerci believed key link between clan , licio gelli, head of defunct p2 masonic lodge. many tapped telephone conversations roman police proved cerci stayed several times @ gelli s house in villa wanda, near arezzo. in 1993, villa wanda searched, on orders of naples public prosecutor, police failed find computer discs looking for.

wife turns informant

anna carrino, bidognetti s wife arrested in november 2007 , charged passing messages imprisoned husband subordinates on outside. subsequently became pentito , began giving away information resulted in number of major raids aimed @ suspected members of camorra. provided information led arrest of 52 casalesi clan members on april 2008. among arrested bidognetti s son, raffaele. anna being held in top-security jail after casalesi put million-pound contract on her. 2 scion of francesco bidognetti, aniello , raffaele, hit order of harsh 416-bis prion regime.

life imprisonment

in october 2003, bidognetti , son aniello indicted murder of doctor gennaro falco in town of parete. 2 weeks later, casalesi clan members sebastiano caterino , umberto de falco murdered. in june 2008, bidognetti, schiavone , 14 other casalesi bosses sentenced life imprisonment in spartacus maxi-trial. michele zagaria , antonio iovine, 2 other casalesi bosses, got same sentence , arrested on 7 december 2011 , 17 november 2010 respectively.

the 10-year legal trial, named such in recognition of need fight revolution in casalesi s territory, charged 36 members of clan string of murders , other crimes. found guilty , 16 sentenced life imprisonment. more 500 witnesses testified in trial saw heaviest penalties ever organised crime total of 700 years of imprisonment. on course of initial trial , appeal, 5 people involved in case murdered, including interpreter. judge , 2 journalists threatened death.

in march 2008, through lawyers in courtroom, francesco bidognetti accused prosecutor of dda, antonio cantone of being unduly influenced pentiti , anti-mafia journalists, rosaria capacchione, of newspaper il mattino , , roberto saviano, author of best-selling book gommora, deals criminal activities of casalesi clan. lawyer further demanded transfer of trials of bidognetti , fellow fugitive casalesi boss, antonio iovine rome legitimate suspiscions .

backlash against collaborating relatives

on may 2, 2008, bidognetti s uncle, umberto murdered @ castel volturno, due son domenico s collaboration police. had refused police protection after son s repentance. in following month, group of hitmen disguised police officers wounded anna carrino, niece of anna carrino, in villaricca. shot in stomach when opened door. carrino s testimony led arrest of several of henchmen. however, police believe real target of attack may have been woman’s mother, anna carrino’s sister. these incidents believed part of murder strategy of iovine , zagaria, in order dissuade wish collaborate law enforcement.

bidognetti s son, gianluca, arrested on november 21, 2008 , charged attempted murder of anna carrino s niece.