according to italian police raffaele valente is a member of american cosa nostra (gambino family) but also close to trapani families
in the operation 'underboss' in 2014 he was arrested in italy along with ciccio palmeri (gambino family), salvatore farina (son of the boss ambrogio from castellamare del golfo) and others
he had links with ndrangheta for drug trafficking, but not a member, he was closer to sicilians

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/20...ncesco-palmeri-boss-dei-gambino/1264425/