Cosimo Commisso

Cosimo Commisso
For the Canadian soccer player with the same name, see Cosimo Commisso (soccer).

Cosimo Commisso (born in Siderno, February 6, 1950), also known as "the quail" ("'u quagghia"), is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta, a mafia-type organisation in Calabria. He belongs to and was the boss of the Commisso 'ndrina based in Siderno.[1]

He took over the reins of the clan from his father Francesco Commisso (born in 1913), who had been the right hand man of the historical 'Ndrangheta boss of Siderno, Antonio Macrì.[1][2]

The Commisso clan has a branch in Canada, in the Greater Toronto Area, which is part of the wider Siderno Group.[3]

He is described as the most notorious member of the group and its former leader, and is currently serving a life sentence in Italy for his involvement with the 'Ndrangheta.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Back to the 'wolves', National Post July 30, 2005
  2. ^ (Italian) È Giuseppe "u mastru" il vero erede di Ntoni Macrì, Gazzetta del Sud, December 15, 2010
  3. ^ Corruption probe: The clubs, The Toronto Star, December 8, 2009
  4. ^ Organized Crime in Canada: A Quarterly Summary, April to June, 2005, Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime and Security



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