Reports
Dossier “Idra” (2022)
In this new dossier, no one will be surprised to recognize many hands, many minds, and many hearts. The collaborative style, which has always distinguished La Banda’s dossiers, continues to be the hallmark of a shared reflection that spans provinces and regions, intersecting backgrounds and professions, and represents the least common denominator of our work.
Dossier “Lo zampino. Aemilia: the end?” (2019)
96 pages to take stock of mafias in Emilia-Romagna: the first part focuses on Aemilia, in light of the procedural developments and rulings from the Bologna Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. A reasoned review of the trial’s protagonists, categorized between the acquitted (few) and the convicted (many), leaving no one out.
And then the ignoble small stories that unfold daily in our region: updated data on usury, extortion, and confiscated assets, the criminal dynamics plaguing cooperatives and public works, and police operations targeting “hot” sectors like money laundering, international drug trafficking, transport, and gambling.
Dossier “Il cane non ha abbaiato” (2018)
Produced by the associations La Banda, Ad Est, and Gruppo dello Zuccherificio. It starts with the Aemilia maxi-trial: the relationships between crime families, entrepreneurs, politicians, and professionals, as they emerged in court in Reggio Emilia and the Bologna Court of Appeal. It then moves to focus on gambling and confiscated assets, with the most up-to-date data on the situation town by town. Finally, Pandora: the box better left unopened. Because when you open it, you find everything inside: foreign mafias, Cosa Nostra, Camorra, and ‘Ndrangheta, facts and names—some forgotten—that we have collected and presented to you.
Dossier “Tra la via Aemilia e il West” (2016-2017)
Produced by the associations Ad Est, Gruppo Dello Zuccherificio, GAP Rimini, and R.E.T.E. San Marino. It primarily covers the history of mafia presence in Emilia-Romagna, with insights into the relationships between crime families and cooperatives, drug trafficking, and the role of the church. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are updated as of December 31, 2016.
Dossier “Emilia-Romagna cose” (2014)
Produced by the associations Ad Est, Gruppo Dello Zuccherificio, and GAP Rimini. It primarily addresses mafia infiltration in post-earthquake reconstruction (2012) and drug trafficking, along with a historical overview of criminal presence in the region.
Dossier “Le mafie in Emilia-Romagna” (2012)
Produced by the University of Bologna’s Faculty of Law and Political Sciences in collaboration with the associations Ad Est, NoName, Articolo 21, and Gruppo Dello Zuccherificio. It focuses on foreign mafias, drug trafficking, prostitution, arms, construction, and earthmoving.
Dossier “Le mafie in Emilia-Romagna” (2011)
Produced by the University of Bologna’s Faculty of Law and Political Sciences in collaboration with the associations Ad Est, NoName, and Articolo 21. It primarily covers crimes linked to mandatory residence orders, infiltration in public tenders, and gambling.