Felice Maniero, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Felice Maniero

Italian crime boss

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1954

Place of Birth: Campolongo Maggiore, Veneto, Italy

Profession: Pentito

Nationality: Italy

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Felice Maniero

  • Felice Maniero (born September 2, 1954) is a former Italian crime boss who was the head of the Mala del Brenta, a criminal organisation based in the region of Veneto throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
  • His nickname is Faccia d'Angelo ("Angel Face"), which he shares with the Milanese mobster Francis Turatello and Camorra boss Edoardo Contini.
  • He was born at Campolongo Maggiore, in the province of Venice.
  • Originally the leader of a small band of thieves, through connections with Sicilian mafiosi in exile in Veneto he was able to expand and enlarge his organization and modeled it after the mafia.
  • He was a prolific drug trafficker and was particularly notorious for taking part in many armed robberies, some with extremely high loots. In February, 1995, Maniero became a pentito (collaborator with Italian Justice), and subsequently helped in dismantling his organization.
  • However, Maniero allegedly continued a number of criminal activities while many of his former henchmen re-organised the Mala del Brenta in order to ensure its survival. On 23 August 2010, Maniero was set free.

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