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Coronavirus: The lure of mafia money during the crisis
Italian businesses are crumbling in the crisis, leaving a familiar "benefactor" to fill the vacuum.
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The coronavirus is new, but distributing food parcels to the needy is an old mafia tactic.
"The aim is to gain credibility and to step in as an alternative to the state," says Nicola Gratteri, an anti-mafia investigator and head of the prosecutor's office in Catanzaro, in Calabria.
The goal is to strengthen a base of support, he says.
Italy's economy has been in a bad way for years, with high unemployment and slow economic growth. The lockdown tipped some people over the edge into desperation. But accepting even the smallest help from a mafioso is extremely dangerous.
"The mafia has never done anything out of generosity. That concept doesn't exist for them," says Enza Rando who works for an anti-mafia organisation. "All they know is "I'll scratch your back if you scratch mine'."
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