Toronto court hears testimony on inner workings of ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group For the past week, Carmine Guido has testified in detail that he was deeply involved in fraud, drug trafficking and enforcement in a local ‘Ndrangheta cell under Giuseppe (Pino) Ursino, 64, of Bradford.
In one intercepted conversation, Ursino told Guido: "Money's not everything."
The jury heard from Guido and Piccoli's report that there are two basic grades of membership: major and minor.
Piccoli said different ranks of the 'Ndrangheta range from "picciotto" at the low end of "The Societara Minore," or lower level group, to "Mammasantissima" and "Cavalairi di Cristo" in the "Societa Maggiore," or higher level group.
Cells are called "locali" or "locale" and must have at least 50 members, Piccoli said
It also states:
"Was he (Verduci) a member of 'Ndrangheta?," Streeter asked.
"Yes," Guido replied, adding that Verduci had been on the local board of control.
The Italian article refers Verduci as the Head of the locale and Guido the informant refers to him as a member of the local board control.
