Suspected Mafia Boss Hanged himself in Prison

It was revealed that a suspected Mafia boss was arrested yesterday in Sicily’s. It was one of the Police biggest operation. He hanged himself in prison. According to Police Gaetano Lo Presti, the “godfather” of the Palermo district of Porta Nuova, was found dead late last night in Pagliarelli prison in the Sicilian capital of Palermo. He was one of 99 people seized yesterday as some 1,200 paramilitary carabinieri took part in raids in Sicily and Tuscany.
Lo Presti was 52 and is alleged to have been one of the two candidates for the overall leadership of Cosa Nostra. He was already convicted of crimes related with mobs.
Lo Presti was yesterday reported to have been the candidate for a group of mafiosi reluctant to endorse the choice of 64-year-old Benedetto Capizzi, boss of the Villagrazia district of Palermo.
According to inquiry it was also said they have uncovered evidence that the organisation’s top members still looked to Salvatore “Totò” Riina as their final arbiter. Riina, now 78, was arrested and jailed in 1993.
Lo Presti was widely believed to have been succeeded by his lifelong henchman, Bernardo Provenzano, who was himself arrested two years ago. But the chief prosecutor of Palermo said: “Provenzano was not the head of Cosa Nostra but a trusted adviser whose authority depended on that of Riina.”
According to one report, police recorded an outburst by lo Presti in which he made remarks that could be used against Riina and his son Giuseppe Salvatore.
As like many mobs stories still we are not sure whether it was sucide or a plan to get of Lo Presti.
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