jrobertson
31-12-08, 02:10 PM
www.nytimes.com (http://www.nytimes.com) - The New York Times - 30-Dec-08
Mafia Finds Fans on Facebook (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/europe/31briefs-MAFIAFINDSFA_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=technology)
By RACHEL DONADIO
Thousands of users have joined fan pages devoted to top Mafia bosses on the social networking site Facebook (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html?inline=nyt-org), the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica reported Tuesday. A page devoted to Salvatore “Totò” Riina, the “boss of bosses,” who is serving 12 life sentences, has more than 2,228 fans, some of whom wished him a merry Christmas. Other fans called for the “immediate beatification” of Bernardo Provenzano, who was imprisoned in 2006. Relatives of Mafia victims expressed outrage.
Mafia Finds Fans on Facebook (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/31/world/europe/31briefs-MAFIAFINDSFA_BRF.html?_r=1&ref=technology)
By RACHEL DONADIO
Thousands of users have joined fan pages devoted to top Mafia bosses on the social networking site Facebook (http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html?inline=nyt-org), the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica reported Tuesday. A page devoted to Salvatore “Totò” Riina, the “boss of bosses,” who is serving 12 life sentences, has more than 2,228 fans, some of whom wished him a merry Christmas. Other fans called for the “immediate beatification” of Bernardo Provenzano, who was imprisoned in 2006. Relatives of Mafia victims expressed outrage.