The Siderno Group of crime

The origin of the so-called "Siderno Group Of Crime", wanted by Frank Costello and Albert Anastasia - belonging to the American Cosa Nostra but of Calabrian origins - dates back to the 1950s and still indicates the Mafia families of Calabrian origin mostly coming from by Siderno who, although acting in different and geographically distant contexts, were and are still linked by blood ties and dependent on the mother gang, stationed precisely in Siderno where, after the death, in January 1975, of the "mammasantissima", Antonio Macrì, managing the whole thing is the powerful Commisso clan.

From Ntoni Macrì to the Commissos

As already pointed out in the past, in his memorial, the repentant Giacomo Lauro, in Canada to manage the growth of the criminal organization, strongly desired by the "boss boss", Antonio Macrì, have always been different "families" originating in Siderno and in particular, up to 1981 the year of his death, a Sidernese baker, Michele Racco, aka "Mike", a man of great trust of the Sidernese "capobastone" very close friend of the Corleonese chiefs Michele Navarra first, and Luciano Liggio then, but also of the 24-carat Calabrian bosses Domenico Tripodo and Mommo Piromalli.

After the killing, in a real ambush of 'ndrangheta taken in the Zammariti district of Siderno, by Antonio Macrì and after a period of substantial vacuum of command, determined by the inability to bear the "local" demonstrated by the natural heir ( a nephew of the capobastone) appointed to the succession, to the direction of the powerful clan was appointed Francesco Commisso, born in 1913, aka "U quagghia", already the right arm of the old boss of the two worlds, but was seriously injured during the deadly ambush damages of Don Antonio Macrì.

The real leap in quality of the clan, however, materialized when the reins of the Sidernese consortium passed into the hands of Cosimo Commisso, born in 1950, aka "U quagghia", son of Francesco Commisso. Already from the right arm of his father, the astute "Cosimino" had managed to create a real holding of international crime strong of the close plots of kinships and friendships woven with top representatives of the "Siderno Group of Crime", in particular in Canada, especially in the city of Toronto.

Criminal holding

In a short time the sidernese group present overseas has transformed, according to what has emerged in various investigations and according to what has been repeatedly highlighted by investigators of the State Police and by anti-mafia magistrates from Reggio and Calabria, in a real holding of international crime, of which, according to investigators, one of the main and current exponents would be Rocco Remo Commisso, born in 1946, cousin of Cosimo Commisso, who returned to freedom recently after a very long (over 20 years) detention period.