The Cammarata clan of Riesi: which is the mafia family involved in the "earthquake" that overwhelmed the governor of Liguria

In the 1990s, during the mafia war in the province of Caltanissetta, many Riesi residents were forced to move to Genoa to avoid being killed: but they continued to commit crimes

As part of the investigation by the Genoa Prosecutor's Office for corruption, which led among others to the arrest of the Ligurian president Giovanni Toti, vote swapping is also being investigated. In particular, the head of cabinet Matteo Cozzan , on the occasion of the 2020 elections, promised jobs and the change of public housing to convey the votes of the voters of the Riesi community of Genoa, which has at least 400 presences. Furthermore, again in exchange for votes for the Toti List, a job would have been given to the partner of the daughter of Venanzio Maurici , Genoese representative of the Cammarata clan in the Riesi mandamento.

Many relatives of the Cammarata boss brothers fled from Riesi during the mafia war which occurred in the province of Caltanissetta within the Cosa Nostra in the 1990s, although they changed their municipality of residence because they landed in Liguria (in particular in Genoa) , they would have continued to live with the crime.

A life full of entanglements, affairs and judicial measures. The latest to end up in legal trouble is precisely Venanzio Maurici, brother-in-law of Francesco Cammarata, for whom the investigating judge of the Genoa court ordered the signature requirement. Obligation to reside in the municipality of Boltiere for the twin brothers Maurizio and Arturo Angelo Testa accused of electoral corruption aggravated by the facilitation of the Cammarata clan of Riesi.

The “war” and the escape

In the 1990s, when there was a mafia war in the province of Caltanissetta for the leadership within Cosa Nostra, many Riesi residents were forced to move to Genoa to avoid being killed. And here they would have worked hard to find work and continue carrying out the shady business. In this investigative framework, the Testa brothers together with Maurici worked hard to allow the re-election of Giovanni Toti to the regional presidency for the electoral competition four years ago . In particular, Venanzio Maurici in the September 2020 competition to vote for the "Let's change with Toti President" list would have accepted the promise of a job in favor of his daughter's partner.

The Testa twins, on the other hand, to support the candidacy of Stefano Anzalone from the "Let's change with Toti President" list would have promised jobs to more people. Anzalone himself would have supported the costs of room and board in Genoa for the Testa brothers in the period preceding the regional electoral competition.

Brothers

The brothers Pino, Vincenzo and Francesco Cammarata are all detained under 41 bis, last year their sister Maria Catena Cammarata also ended up under house arrest, aged 69 and managing the family business on behalf of the brothers. She would have been the one to keep the coffers of one of the most ruthless clans in the province of Caltanissetta.