Lucrezia Ciotti Il nephew di Toto Riina was arrested He is among the targets of the anti-mafia operation carried out in Corleone by the Carabinieri, on the orders of the Palermo DDA. The investigation hypothesizes the existence of a mafia organization active in controlling the territory through extortion, damage, and intimidation of local businesses and enterprises.
Anti-mafia operation in Corleone: arrests and investigative framework
As reported byAgi, an important operation would have been carried out in Corleone precautionary measure As part of an investigation coordinated by the Palermo District Anti-Mafia Directorate and conducted by the local Carabinieri. According to the newspaper's indiscretions, it seems they ended up three men in prison accused of being part of a mafia-type association: Mario Grizzaffi, 60 years old, considered a central figure of the district, Mario Gennaro and Pietro Maniscalco, 63 years.
For others three suspects — Giovanni Gennaro (47 years old), Francesco Spatafora and Liborio Spatafora (77 and 47 years old) — the investigating judge Claudia Rosini instead rejected the requests for precautionary custody, leaving them free.
The survey, developed between the 2017 and the 2023, reconstructs a mafia structure still rooted in the territory, described by investigators as an "operational rural mafia".
The contested conduct would include: extortion of traders, thefts, fires and damage to agricultural vehicles, including those of a cooperative operating in assets confiscated from organized crime. The group also allegedly exercised widespread control over disputes between private individuals, land boundaries, and agricultural transactions, requiring a sort of prior authorization for transactions.
The investigating judge deemed the precautionary measure necessary to stop the "perpetuation of mafia domination." Mario Grizzaffi appears to have been arrested in the past, and in 2019, assets worth approximately half a million euros were seized.
Totò Riina's nephew arrested: the anti-mafia prosecutor's shocking accusation against Mario Grizzaffi.
According to the reconstruction investigative, Mario Grizzaffi — nephew of Totò Riina — would have hired a leading role in the Corleone district After the deaths of Totò Riina and Bernardo Provenzano, control of the territory would have been manifested through intimidating acts such as arson, theft, and damage, used to consolidate the group's influence and regulate local economic life.
Another element that emerged concerns the more traditional dimension of the organization. As reported by I read, from Mario Gennaro's wiretaps, the story of his affiliation at a young age emerges through the ritual of the so-called "punciuta", celebrated in the presence of Totò Riina himself and with the involvement of family members such as Liborio Spatafora and Mario Grizzaffi. Gennaro also describes his own dedication to the detained affiliates, demanding constant economic and logistical support.
Overall, the investigation outlines an organization still tied to traditional logic, in which family ties, rituals of belonging, and economic control are intertwined in maintaining mafia power over the Corleone area.