Since the Mafia Capitale trial just wrapped up ( https://www.ft.com/content/4cf9b6de-6d5f-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa ) , I thought it would be appropriate to kick off a thread about the state of the Roman organized crime scene in 2017 .

So which groups currently occupy the top shelf in the Roman OC scene ? Has the OC landscape changed much since this article ( http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...r-10473773.html ) came out ?

Also is it possible that some of the homegrown crime syndicates in Rome have better political connections than ( say ) their Southern Italian counterparts ? I mean quite a few former members of the Magliana gang are still said to be involved in OC activity and it's said that they had good links with various secret service agencies during their heyday .