Yeah and plenty of corruption. Francesco Madafferi fled Oppido Mamertina in 1989 to escape serious criminal charges related to violent Mafia and drug activity. When Australian police found out he was hiding out in Melbourne they sought his deportation in the early 2000s, Frank's brother, Tony Madafferi, launched a political donations and lobbying campaign to get his brother a visa.

In Oppido Mamertina there are the notorious families Madafferi, Polimenti, Mazzagatti, Ferraro, Gugliotta, Bonarrigo, and Lumbaca.