P3 - 'Ndrangheta - Canada: "The Chamber of Control"
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Part 3 - "The Chamber of Control" Woodbridge, Vaughan, Greater Toronto Area, 2014. A man called Carmine Verduci was gunned down outside a sports café. Over the coming days Italian and Canadian law enforcement alleged that Verduci, born in Calabria, was a connecting bridge between 'ndrangheta clans in the Locride area of Calabria and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). He was reported to be a senior member of what is known as 'The Siderno Group'. In this third episode, Anna Sergi, author of the new book ‘Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys', talks about the growth of the 'ndrangheta in North America and presence of the 'Siderno Group'. Speaker(s): Anna Sergi, Professor of Criminology at the University of Essex, member of the GI Network of Experts and author of the new book ‘Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys'. Twitter Additional Reading (Book) Chasing the Mafia: 'Ndrangheta, Memories and Journeys by Anna Sergi (Book) Mafia Republic: Italy's Criminal Curse. Cosa Nostra, 'Ndrangheta and Camorra from 1946 to the Present by John Dickie (Podcast) The Index - episode 3 & 4 "Italy and mafia" - https://link.chtbl.com/TheIndex (Podcast) Deep Dive - 'Fishy Business' The Global Organized Crime Index - Country Profile - Italy The Global Organized Crime Index - Country Profile - Canada The Global Organized Crime Index - Country Profile - United States National Post - 'Carmine Verduci — the man who exposed Mafia's 'Canadian cell' — was gunned down near Toronto yesterday' Toronto Star - 'Former GTA mob killer speaks out from Italian prison' CBC - 'Project Sindacato ends in arrests of 9 members of alleged crime family in Vaughan' Toronto Star - 'Massive GTA Mafia bust collapses. Defence says York police accessed lawyers’ communications' National...
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