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For any copyright, please send me a message. Β MAFIA gangsters are handing out food to Italians who have run out of cash during the coronavirus lockdown, authorities have warned. Β Mobsters hope to win good support among poor residents before moving to “impose total control over their lives”. β οΈ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Β Videos have surfaced in recent days of known Mafia gangs delivering essential goods across the poorest southern regions of Campania, Calabria, Sicily and Puglia. Β They are seeking to take advantage of rising tensions across the country, reports The Guardian. Β Antimafia investigator Nicola Gratteri said: βMillions of people work in the grey economy, which means that they havenβt received any income in more than a month and have no idea when they might return to work. Β “If the state doesnβt step in soon to help these families, the mafia will provide its services, imposing their control over peopleβs lives.β Β Some of the worst-hit are the estimated 3.3million Italians who work off the books, leaving them vulnerable when their work dries up suddenly. Β Interior minister Luciana Lamorgese warned: “The mafia could take advantage of the rising poverty, swooping in to recruit people to its organisation.” Β The government is issuing shopping vouchers to support people who are struggling since the whole country fell to a standstill on March 9. Β But the lockdown is set to extended until at least May and there are warnings of social unrest. Β Some supermarkets are said to be suffering as people run out without paying, and others have tried to pressure shop owners to give them free products. Β Naples police have intensified patrols in the poorest districts, where men tied to the Camorra mob organised home delivery of food parcels. Β In Palermo in Sicily, the brother of a Cosa Nostra boss reportedly distributed food to the poor in the Zen neighbourhood – then defended himself on Facebook claiming it was charity. Β Experts warn the mobsters will expect favours in return – such as helping the criminals or simply voting for their puppet politicians. Β Federico Varese, professor of criminology at the University of Oxford, told the Guardian: βThese handouts by the mafias are not gifts. The mafia does not do anything out of its kind heart. Β “They are favours that everyone will have to pay back in some form or another, by aiding and abetting a fugitive, holding a gun, dealing drugs and the like.β Β Gratteri, the prosecutor, added: “In the peopleβs eyes, a boss who knocks on the door offering free food is a hero. Β “And the boss knows that he can then count on the support of these families when necessary, when, for example, the mafia sponsors a politician for election who will further thei
