Maria Angela di Trapani, the 49-year-old wife of Sicilian mafia kingpin Salvatore Madonia, was arrested last week after it emerged that she was in charge of reorganizing the Sicilian Cosa Nostra after the death of longtime boss Toto Riina in prison last month, The Daily Beast website reports today (December 17, 2017).
Trapani, the prima donna (first lady) who was referred to by other mobsters as the "mistress of the house," was in full charge of organizing each individual mob family's affairs, including ordering punishments and hits.
One pentito (or turncoat) told investigators that "she acts like a real man," according to court documents.
She and those she commanded are charged with 33 separate crimes, including successful attempts at extortion in which she allegedly personally saw to the collection of pizzo (or protection money) from local businesses.
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