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Tommaso Buscetta

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Tommaso Buscetta
Tommaso Buscetta Police escorting Tommaso Buscetta upon his arrival in Rome after being deported from Brazil, 1972.

Tommaso Buscetta was a member of the Sicilian Mafia who broke the code of silence, known as omertà. He provided extensive testimony to authorities, revealing crucial details about the Mafia's structure, operations, and connections to political figures. This information was instrumental in the Palermo maxi-trials, which led to the prosecution of over 300 Mafia members, and the U.S. Pizza Connection case involving heroin trafficking. Buscetta's cooperation offered insights into the organization and governance of the Mafia, which had previously been largely unknown.12

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  1. omertà: Top Questions
  2. Sicilian Mafia

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