Italian police on Thursday
carried out two operations against the Bidognetti clan in the
Naples Camorra mafia, one near Caserta and one in southern
Lazio.
In the first one, they arrested five people including two
daughters and one daughter-in-law of Francesco Bidognetti aka
'Midnight Fatty', one of the founders of the notorious Casalesi
clan along with Francesco Schiavone.
At the same time, police arrested another 26 people suspected
of belonging to the clan.
The arrestees included: Katia Bidognetti, 35; her sister
Teresa, 27, who was placed under house arrest because she is
pregnant; and Orietta Verso, 43, the wife of Bidognetti's son
Raffaele.
Also arrested was Vincenzo Bidognetti (no relation), 32, who
was the only clan member authorised to have contacts with the
women and act as go-between with clan members, police said.
photo: Francesco Bidognetti
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