Salvatore Lo Russo

Salvatore Lo Russo at his arrest on August 30, 2007.

Salvatore Lo Russo (Naples, February 18, 1953)[1] is a member of the Camorra. Officially unemployed, Lo Russo is the head of the powerful Lo Russo clan, a Camorra clan based on its territory within the city of Naples, concentrated specifically in its stronghold of Miano.

He was arrested on August 30, 2007, by the Carabinieri at his home in Miano. Prior to that, he was arrested during a raid on May 16, 2006, but released a few days later due to lack of evidence. On the same day of his arrest, Raffaele Perfetto, one of his closest aides was also arrested at his home in Capodimonte. Lo Russo was later held in detention by the Carabinieri and charged with conspirancy to murder rival Camorristi during the Scampia feud.[2] Since 2010, Salvatore Lo Russo has decided to break omertà and become a pentito, helping investigators in bringing down his own clan, which however remains still active.

References

  1. ↑ I 20 destinatari dell’ordinanza, Il Giornale di Napoli, June 9, 2009
  2. ↑ Camorra, blitz dei carabinieri a Napoli arrestato il boss Salvatore Lo Russo - La Repubblica, August 30, 2007
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