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Pentito (Italian pronunciation: [penˈtiːto]; lit. "repentant"; plural:
pentiti) is used
colloquially to
designate collaborators of
justice in Italian...
- the
witness protection program was
focused on
protecting the so-called
pentiti,
former members of
criminal or
terrorist organizations who,
breaking the...
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given as
evidence from
former Mafia bosses turned informants,
known as
pentiti, in
particular Tommaso Buscetta and
Salvatore Contorno. Most were convicted...
- Counter-terrorism
Covert interrogation Denunciation Espionage Hollywood blacklist Pentiti Plea
bargain Turn state's
evidence United States Marshals Service Watergate...
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Licciardi sought to
control the
possible impact of the
testimonies of many
pentiti in
order to
protect the clan. For instance,
Italian police discovered that...
- the war
resulted in a
major crackdown against the Mafia,
helped by the
pentiti,
Mafiosi who
collaborated with the
authorities after losing so many friends...
- (Italian he who has repented)
broke omertà.
Among the most
famous Mafia pentiti is
Tommaso Buscetta, the
first important witness in Italy, who both helped...
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justice collaborators,
state witnesses, "supergr****es",
macarons and
pentiti (Italian for 'those who have repented')." In the
United Kingdom and the...
- an easy life
under the
protection of the Carabinieri. Even when
other pentiti had to
return to
their prison,
Melluso was able to
prolong his stay by...
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arrested and held in jail for 7
months after fake
allegations by
several pentiti of the
Nuova Camorra Organizzata, such as
Pasquale Barra,
Giovanni Pandico...
