Enrico Alfano | |
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 Camorra boss Enrico Alfano at the Cuocolo trial in Viterbo in 1911 | |
| Born | 1869 or 1870[1] |
| Died | 10 January 1940 (aged 70–71) Naples, Italy |
| Other names | Erricone |
| Citizenship | Italian |
| Occupation | Camorra boss |
| Allegiance | Camorra |
| Criminal charge | Murder |
| Penalty | 30 years imprisonment |
Enrico Alfano (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko alˈfaːno]; 1869 or 1870 – 10 January 1940), also known as "Erricone", was considered to be one of the chiefs of the Camorra, a Mafia-type organisation in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy, at the turn of the 20th century. He was described as "a kind of president of the confederation."[2] According to some sources, Alfano was linked to the murder of New York City police lieutenant Joseph Petrosino in Palermo in 1909, however, the murder had since been attributed to the Sicilian Mafia.
Alfano was accused of being the man behind the murder of rival Camorra boss Gennaro Cuocolo and his wife. The trial against Alfano and his associates in Viterbo in 1911–12, expanded from a murder case into a tribunal against the Camorra and attracted a lot of attention of newspapers and the general public both in Italy as well as in the United States. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison in July 1912, and despite the fact that the legitimacy of the trial was seriously questioned when the main witness for the prosecution retracted, he was only released in 1934 after having served 27 years.
- ^ He was reported to be 64 when he was released in 1934, see: La liberazione condizionale concessa a uno dei mandanti nel processo Cuocolo, La Stampa, October 18, 1934
- ^ Critchley, The Origin of Organized Crime in America, p. 120