Real ‘Mafia Wars’: Facebook Helps Nab Actual Criminal

Author: Donald Sears
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Pasquale Manfredi, 33, who reportedly calls himself Scarface and
allegedly runs the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, was captured in Calabria using
intelligence gleaned from the social networking site. Manfredi, who
used the alias Georgie on Facebook, is suspected of using social
networking to exchange coded instructions and stay in contact with
other mobsters. Read the full article. [The Register]

Pasquale Manfredi, 33, who reportedly calls himself Scarface and
allegedly runs the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, was captured in Calabria using
intelligence gleaned from the social networking site. Manfredi, who
used the alias Georgie on Facebook, is suspected of using social
networking to exchange coded instructions and stay in contact with
other mobsters. Read the full article. [The Register]

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