Matteo Messina Denaro

Matteo Messina Denaro: Biography in Details

Who Is Matteo Messina Denaro?

Matteo Messina Denaro aka Diabolik, is a Sicilan Mafia leader. In November 2007, Salvatore Lo Piccolo, and on 11 April 2006, Bernardo Provenzano were arrested, after which, he was considered one of the new mob bosses in Sicily.

Also, he is alleged to be a boss of the notorious Cosa Nostra Mafia.

On 16 January 2023, Matteo was recently arrested in Sicily after 30 years on the run. During the arrest, he was detained in a private clinic in Sicily’s capital, Palermo, while receiving treatment for cancer.

Matteo Messina Denaro- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The Sicilian Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denarowas born on 26 April 1962 in Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy. As of 2022, he is 60 years old and holds Italian nationality.

Similarly, his ethnicity is European and as per the astrologers, his birth sign is Taurus.

Parents

Moving on to Matteo Messina Denaro family background he was born to Lorenza Messina Denaro and Francesco Messina Denaro.

His father, Francesco, also known as Don Ciccio, was the capo mandamento of  Castelvetraon, and the head of the Mafia Commission of the Trapani region. He was the murderer of the rival boss Vincenzo Milazzo from the Alcamo.

The data on his further early educational life is yet to be revealed. And it is also not known whether he has siblings or not.

Matteo Messina Denaro- Professional Life, Careers

As a Mafia

He became capo mandamento of the area including Castelvetrano after the natural death of his father, in November 1998.

As Virga was arrested in 2001, he took over the leadership of the Mafia in the Trapan province.

Furthermore, he is regarded as the zoccolo duro (solid pedestal) of Cosa Nostra and the most powerful except for the families in Palermo.

Matteo receives money after receiving a Pizzo and skimming off public construction contracts. In addition, he has been active in the international drug trade and also earns through legitimate business.

Furthermore, he is the owner of the vast oil groves and has a partnership with a Silicon supermarket chain. Moreover, he has stakes in Venezuela and contacts with Colombian drug cartels.

Being regarded as one of the possible leading Mafia bosses, he was suspected to be hiding out close to his family home at Castelvetrano. He was arrested with three life sentences on 15 November 2009.

In the search of Messia Denaro, more than 200 Italia police officers executed search warrants in December 2017. Italian police seized €1.5 billion of Italian businessman Carmelo Patti’s assets in November 2018.

The first-ever recording of Messina Denaro was released by TG1 on 12 August 2021. Following that his first video was released on 30 September 2021, by TG2.

Matteo Messina Denaro- Net worth, Salary

The famous criminal and mafia Matteo Messina Denaro have an estimated net worth of around $2.5 billion.

He has made this wealth from the activities like extortion, racketeering, drug trafficking, and money laundering.

Despite being on the run for almost three decades, the mafia boss, Matteo has managed to maintain and grow his wealth through his vast network of criminal associates.

His net worth is a reflection of the vast illegal empire, he built and controlled over the year, though he was on the run.

Was Moment Italian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro Arrested?

The Italian Mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested after 30 years run on January 16, 2023, at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily.

As per the sources, Denaro, the head of the police’s special operations unit captured him while receiving treatment for an undisclosed media condition.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The 60-year-old Sicilian godfather Matteo Messina Denaro stands at an average height and weight as per his age.

Coming on to his physical appearance, he has a fair complexion, along with a pair of dark brown eyes and black hair.

Social Media

At the moment, Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro aka Diabolik does not appear to be active on any social media platforms. He is absent on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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