Mafia ‘boss of bosses’ Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina died early Friday in a hospital while serving multiple life sentences as the mastermind of a bloody strategy to assassinate Italian prosecutors and law enforcement trying to bring down the Cosa Nostra. Riina, one of Sicily’s most notorious Mafia bosses who ruthlessly directed the mob’s criminal empire during 23 years in hiding, was serving 26 life sentences for murder convictions as a powerful Cosa Nostra boss. He was still considered the 'boss of bosses'Top anti-Mafia prosecutor Franco Roberti said that Riina had never repented for his crimes. Roberti said the Cosa Nostra had seen itself marginalized in recent times in comparison with the Calabrian-based ‘ndrangheta organized crime syndicate that has spread into Italy and northern Europe. We are now seeing an increase in activities on a financial level by Cosa Nostra subjects.

Source: National Post November 17, 2017 13:19 UTC