Bari, the neo-melodic singer and the city councilor arrested for mafia association

Two Bari court orders led to the imprisonment of 130 suspects, as well as kidnappings and accusations of interference in Bari's municipal elections. In various capacities, the suspects are accused of mafia association, extortion, possession and possession of firearms, illicit trafficking, marketing of narcotic substances, disrupted freedom of auctions, fraud in sports competitions, drug trafficking, freedom of auctions disrupted: so many crimes aggravated by the mafia method. Among the beneficiaries of these orders is Tommaso “Tommy” Parisi, neo-melodic singer and son of the boss Savino (known as “Savinuccio”) of the Japigia district, already sentenced at first instance to eight years in prison for mafia association.

But also the former regional councilor and lawyer Giacomo Olivieri. Municipal councilor Maria Carmen Lo Russo, elected with the “Mayor of Di Rella” list then passed to the majority which supports Mayor Antonio Decaro, is under house arrest. In October 2022, municipal councilor Francesca Ferri, elected on the same list as Lo Russo, was arrested. Ferri, along with his associate Filippo Dentamaro and Foggia Calcio president Nicola Canonico, are currently on trial for criminal conspiracy for electoral corruption and politico-mafia electoral exchanges for the Bari and Valenzano elections. The leaders of the Buscemi clan are also involved in the investigation.

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