Mafia in Castellammare, blow to the "feud" of Messina Denaro: 8 condemned, the names 21 September 2021 Acquitted the mayor of the town, Nicolò Rizzo, accused of aiding and abetting because he was intercepted while meeting the boss Francesco Domingo, Francesco Di Bono and Calogero Valenti castellammare del golfo, mafia, Trapani, Chronicle \ The gup of Palermo sentenced 8 of the 11 defendants to the trial of alleged members of the mafia family of Castellammare del Golfo, a small center of the fiefdom of the fugitive boss Matteo Messina Denaro, to 70 years of imprisonment.
The mayor of the town, Nicolò Rizzo, was acquitted, accused of aiding and abetting because he was intercepted while meeting the boss Francesco Domingo, Francesco Di Bono and Calogero Valenti.
Twelve years were inflicted on Camillo Domingo, 4 on Diego Angileri, 10 and 8 months on Daniele La Sala, 14 and eight months on Salvatore Mercadante, 8 years and six months on Antonino Sabella, 10 and 8 months on Francesco Stabile, 4 years and 6 months to Francesco Virga and 4 years and six months to Gaspare Maurizio. The prosecutors, coordinated by the adjunct Paolo Guido, contested, for various reasons, the mafia association, aiding and abetting, extortion and participation in a mafia association against the accused.
The investigation was launched after the release of the godfather Francesco Domingo (tried separately), and has reconstructed the organization chart of the "family" still headed by Domingo, who, according to the investigators, would never have left the command despite being detained.
The clan controlled economic activities, particularly the agricultural and construction sectors. Through threats and intimidation, the bosses would have managed to win jobs and would have played a role of mediation and resolution of disputes between private individuals, replacing the institutions.
