Michele Zagaria

Mug shot of Michele Zagaria

Michele Zagaria (San Cipriano d'Aversa, May 21, 1958), is a powerful Italian Camorrista and one of the bosses of the Casalesi clan from Casal di Principe in the province of Caserta northwest of Naples. He is on the "most wanted list" of the Italian ministry of the Interior since 1995, for Camorra association, murder, extortion, robbery and other crimes. On February 8, 2000, an international warrant was issued against him, to be arrested for extradition.^[1]

Zagaria is an a-typical Casalesi boss. According to informants, he doesn't refuse a few lines of cocaine, a strict taboo within the clan. He insists on being treated like a priest: 'You should do what I say and not what I do.' He knows how to build his image. Employees are received in extravagant villas and greeted with a tiger on a leash. Together with his brother Pasquale he has become the “king of tendering” in construction, getting public contracts for the high-speed train Tav, a new prison, the local rail line and a NATO radar base.^[2][3]

He was sentenced to life on June 19, 2008, after 10-year trial – named the Spartacus Trial – against 36 members of the Casalesi clan charged with a string of murders and other crimes.^[4][5] The fugitive boss Zagaria is considered to be in charge of the Casalesi clan.

References

1. ^ (Italian) Direzione Centrale della Polizia Criminale - "Programma Speciale di Ricerca" - Zagaria Michele
2. ^ (Italian) Due padrini calibro 9, L’Espresso, June 9, 2008
3. ^ (Italian) Michele Zagaria, il boss «vizioso», by Roberto Saviano, Corriere del Mezzogiorno, June 30, 2006
4. ^ Mafia godfathers jailed for life in landmark murder trial, The Daily Telegraph, June 20, 2008
5. ^ (Italian) «Processo Spartacus», 16 ergastoli ai Casalesi, Corriere del Mezzogiorno, June 20, 2008

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Name	Zagaria, Michele
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Short description	Italian Camorrista (organized crime) boss
Date of birth	May 21, 1958
Place of birth	San Cipriano d'Aversa, Italy
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