Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra
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The Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra was a landmark 1986–1992 Italian criminal proceeding in Palermo that, largely thanks to the work of anti-mafia magistrates like Giovanni Falcone, led to hundreds of convictions and dealt an unprecedented blow to the Sicilian Mafia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra canonical | 3 |
| Maxi Trial against the Sicilian Mafia | 1 |
| Maxi Trial investigations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11361059 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra Context triple: [Giovanni Falcone, notableFor, Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra]
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A.
Mafia Commission Trial
The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark 1980s U.S. federal prosecution that targeted the leadership of New York’s Five Families, severely weakening the American Mafia’s governing body.
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B.
La Cosa Nostra
La Cosa Nostra is a notorious Italian-American organized crime syndicate known for its hierarchical structure, code of silence, and involvement in activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal gambling.
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C.
American Cosa Nostra
American Cosa Nostra is the nationwide organized crime network of Italian-American Mafia families in the United States, involved in activities such as racketeering, extortion, and illegal gambling.
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D.
Le Clan des Siciliens
Le Clan des Siciliens is a classic 1969 French crime film, directed by Henri Verneuil, that follows a Sicilian mafia family's elaborate jewel heist and is renowned for its star trio Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, and Lino Ventura.
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E.
La Mafia
La Mafia is a Grammy-winning American band from Houston, Texas, widely recognized for modernizing and popularizing Tejano music with a polished, pop-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra Target entity description: The Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra was a landmark 1986–1992 Italian criminal proceeding in Palermo that, largely thanks to the work of anti-mafia magistrates like Giovanni Falcone, led to hundreds of convictions and dealt an unprecedented blow to the Sicilian Mafia.
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A.
Mafia Commission Trial
The Mafia Commission Trial was a landmark 1980s U.S. federal prosecution that targeted the leadership of New York’s Five Families, severely weakening the American Mafia’s governing body.
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B.
La Cosa Nostra
La Cosa Nostra is a notorious Italian-American organized crime syndicate known for its hierarchical structure, code of silence, and involvement in activities such as extortion, racketeering, and illegal gambling.
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C.
American Cosa Nostra
American Cosa Nostra is the nationwide organized crime network of Italian-American Mafia families in the United States, involved in activities such as racketeering, extortion, and illegal gambling.
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D.
Le Clan des Siciliens
Le Clan des Siciliens is a classic 1969 French crime film, directed by Henri Verneuil, that follows a Sicilian mafia family's elaborate jewel heist and is renowned for its star trio Jean Gabin, Alain Delon, and Lino Ventura.
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E.
La Mafia
La Mafia is a Grammy-winning American band from Houston, Texas, widely recognized for modernizing and popularizing Tejano music with a polished, pop-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian judicial proceeding
ⓘ
anti-mafia trial ⓘ criminal trial ⓘ |
| aim | to dismantle the leadership structure of Cosa Nostra ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Maxi Trial
ⓘ
Maxiprocesso ⓘ |
| appealCourt |
Corte d'Assise d'Appello of Palermo
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Palermo
|
| charges |
criminal association
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ extortion ⓘ multiple murders ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| court |
Corte d'Assise of Palermo
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Palermo
|
| defendant |
Bernardo Brusca
ⓘ
Giuseppe Lucchese ⓘ Michele Greco ⓘ Pippo Calò NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvatore Riina ⓘ |
| endDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| evidenceSource | testimony of pentiti (mafia turncoats) ⓘ |
| finalAppealCourt |
Corte di Cassazione
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of Cassation of Italy
|
| finalJudgmentDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1980s in Italy ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | strengthening of anti-mafia legislation in Italy ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | work of the Antimafia Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Italian Republic ⓘ |
| keyMagistrate |
Antonino Caponnetto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Giovanni Falcone ⓘ Paolo Borsellino ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | Italian ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
confirmation of the existence of Cosa Nostra as a unified criminal organization
ⓘ
establishment of the concept of the Mafia as a criminal association (associazione di tipo mafioso) ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Italian criminal law ⓘ |
| location | Palermo ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Cosa Nostra
ⓘ
linked to:
La Cosa Nostra
|
| notableWitness |
Salvatore Contorno
ⓘ
Tommaso Buscetta ⓘ |
| numberOfDefendants | hundreds of alleged Cosa Nostra members ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Antimafia Pool of Palermo ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Alfonso Giordano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutingAuthority |
Palermo Public Prosecutor's Office
ⓘ
linked to:
Procura della Repubblica
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| relatedEvent | Second Mafia War ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization | Sicilian Mafia ⓘ |
| result |
hundreds of convictions
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unprecedented blow to the Sicilian Mafia ⓘ |
| securityMeasures | purpose-built high-security bunker courtroom in Palermo ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark in the fight against the Sicilian Mafia
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model for later anti-mafia prosecutions in Italy ⓘ |
| startDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| typeOfCrimeAddressed | organized crime ⓘ |
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Subject: Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra Description of subject: The Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra was a landmark 1986–1992 Italian criminal proceeding in Palermo that, largely thanks to the work of anti-mafia magistrates like Giovanni Falcone, led to hundreds of convictions and dealt an unprecedented blow to the Sicilian Mafia.
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linked to: Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra
linked to: Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra