I think it's safe to say that the ones in charge of "Forza Italia" and Addio Pizzo love to hype things up to seem like they are doing much more for the state than they are.
According to anti-mafia laws, if you're a shop owner and you fail to report that a mafioso came to you to pay tax, you are just as responsible as the mafioso is and can have charges brought against you. Silliness.