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Tommaso Buscetta (Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzo buʃˈʃetta]; 13 July 1928 – 2 April 2000) was a high ranking Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian Mafia. He became one of the first of its members to turn informant and explain the inner workings of the organization.
Jan 16, 2020 · You may have never heard of Tommaso Buscetta, but nearly 400 members of the Mafia certainly wish they never had. He was the first Sicilian mobster to break omertà — the Mafia code of silence — and consequently aided in the convictions of hundreds of Mafiosi.
Tommaso Buscetta, detto anche Il boss dei due mondi e don Masino (Palermo, 13 luglio 1928 – North Miami, 2 aprile 2000), è stato un mafioso e collaboratore di giustizia italiano.
Apr 6, 2000 · Tommaso Buscetta, the first important Italian mob leader to break the Mafia oath of silence and whose testimony helped convict hundreds of Mafia leaders in Italy and the United States, died...
Jul 28, 2022 · Yes, ‘The Traitor’ is based on the true story of Tommaso Buscetta. Buscetta was a mobster who gave classified information that was vital in the conviction of around 400 mafia members. Buscetta rose to high ranks as a Cosa Nostra member; however, he was later disillusioned at the kind of toll it was taking on his personal life and family ...
Jun 12, 2019 · His father, Tommaso Buscetta, had been a soldier in the Sicilian Mafia, the first high-ranking Mafioso to break the code of silence in the 1980s at a time when the Sicilians took omerta...
Jul 22, 2020 · Tommaso Buscetta probably had a bigger impact than any supergrass in history. The information he gave to Giovanni Falcone, a legendary prosecutor, in the 1980s set off a chain of events that...
