The Fasciani Clan is one of Rome's
mafia groups, the supreme Court of Cassation said Tuesday in its
explanation of a November sentence convicting clan members of
mafia-related crimes.
The top court said the Fascianis had made the "leap" in the
1990s, turning from a criminal gang into one that used fully
fledged mafia methods.
Another two clans, the Casamonicas and the Spadas, have also
been convicted of mafia crimes.
The Cassation said the Roma mafia was "different from those
in southern Italy but no less dangerous".
Italy's three main mafias are 'Ndrangheta from Calabria, Cosa
Nostra from Sicily and the Camorra from Naples.
There is also a smaller and more localized mafia in Puglia,
the Sacra Corona Unita (United Holy Crown, SCU).
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