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Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Web, Crackdowns Weakening Mafia's Grip

When it came down to business, Cosa Nostra could always count on fear. No more. In a rebellion shaking the Sicilian Mafia to its centuries-old roots, businesses are joining forces in refusing to submit to demands for protection money called "pizzo."

And they're getting away with it, threatening to sap an already weakened crime syndicate of one of its steadiest sources of revenue.
Prof. Hex at 8:37 AM
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