The mafia controlled the contracts, seized assets for 10 million

The mafia controlled the contracts in the Catania area, to the point that the boss was able to control the various public tenders monopolistically. And in this way the Cosa nostra was given lifeblood . On the basis of these investigations, assets for several 10 million euros were seized. Also in the crosshairs of the companies that would have facilitated the mafia.

Assets for 10 million euros were seized by the carabinieri of the Ros of Catania from Gioacchino Francesco La Rocca, known as "Gianfranco". He is the son of the historic mafia boss Francesco, known as "Ciccio", who died in December 2020. He also seals the assets of the entrepreneurs Giuseppe Ciriacono and Giuseppe Spitale. The provision issued by the Catania court at the request of the Etna Dda in the context of the "Agorà" investigation where, among other things, companies and entrepreneurs believed to be contiguous to the Caltagirone mafia family had emerged .