22 alleged members of the Brancaccio gang were sentenced on Friday, specializing in extortion and drug trafficking, but also dedicated to other activities such as false billing to move millions of euros. The blitz started in 2018.

The condemned are the boss Pietro Tagliavia, who had the highest sentence, 14 years; Francesco Paolo Clemente, 12 years as well as Giuseppe Michelangelo Di Fatta, Santo Carlo Di Giuseppe and Giacomo Teresi; 10 years were inflicted on Giuseppe Ficarra, Antonino Marino and Giovanni Vinci; Giuseppe Lo Porto and Giovanni Mangano were given 8 years; 6 years to Giovanni Pilo; 5 to Pietro D'Amico, 4 to Roberto Mangano and Maurizio Puleo; 3 years and 4 months to Stefano Tomaselli. A group of defendants had the same sentence, two years and 8 months: Massimo Altieri, Giuseppe Frangiamore, Salvatore Graziano, Gaetano Lo Coco, Francesco Paolo Mandalà, Rosalia Orlando. Then Elio Petrone, who had 2, the lowest sentence.