The Sicilian Commission is similar to The Commission in America and Canada. Yet different in someways. Since the 1950s, the Mafia has maintained multiple commissions to resolve disputes and promote cooperation among clans. Each province of Sicily has its own Commission. Clans are organized into districts (mandamenti) of three or four geographically adjacent clans. Each district elects a representative (capo mandamento) to sit on its Provincial Commission Mafia Brotherhoods. Contrary to popular belief, the commissions do not serve as a centralized government for the Mafia. The power of the commissions are limited and clans are autonomous and independent. Rather, each Commission serves as a representative mechanism for consultation of independent clans who decide by consensus. "Contrary to the wide-spread image presented by the media, these superordinate bodies of coordination cannot be compared with the executive boards of major legal firms. Their power is intentionally limited. And it would be entirely wrong to see in the Cosa Nostra a centrally managed, internationally active Mafia holding company," according to criminologist Letizia Paoli. A major function of the Commission is to regulate the use of violence. The Sicilian Mafia. For instance, a mafioso who wants to commit a murder in another clan's territory must ask the permission of the local boss; the commission enforces this rule. Any murder of a mafioso or prominent individual (police, lawyers, politicians, journalists, etc.) must be approved by the commission. Paoli, Mafia Brotherhoods. Such acts can potentially upset other clans and spark a war, so the Commission provides a means by which to obtain their approval. The Commission also deals with matters of succession. When a boss dies or retires, his clan's reputation often crumbles with his departure. This can cause clients to abandon the clan and turn to neighboring clans for protection. These clans would grow greatly in status and power relative to their rivals, potentially destabilizing the region and precipitating war. The Sicilian Mafia, The Commission may choose to divide up the clan's territory and members among its neighbors. Alternatively, the commission has the power to appoint a regent for the clan until it can elect a new boss. Today the Italian Mafia remains the dominant syndicate in Italy.
Active Families With a Seat on the Commission[]
The commission's current leader is the Squillante clan boss Alfredo Squillante and the commission is headed by the 50 biggest clans
Name |
Location | Made men | Associates | Don |
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Squillante clan | Sicily | 5,000 | 35,000 | Alfredo "Al" Squillante |
Frassu Clan | Sicily | 4,990 | 35,000 | Gasparino Galeotafiore |
DeLaurentis clan | Sicily | 4,970 | 33,500 | Adriano Peconie |
Pennino clan | Sicily | 4,960 | 32,400 | Gianluigi "Piddu" Pennino |
Caldara Clan | Sicily | 4,940 | 31,900 | Vittorio "Vito Paradiso" Zaluchi |
Borelli clan | Sicily | 4,920 | 31,700 | Giacobbe LaCoffara |
Ubolisso clan | Sicily | 2,920 | 27,000 | Almadena "The Weasel" Fappiana |
Gallina clan | Sicily | 2,600 | 24,300 | Alberto Pannagli |
DiMarie clan | Sicily | 2,200 | 24,000 | Ricardo Esposio |
Paglieri clan | Sicily | 1,490 | 22,200 | Pietro Trevisan |
Barzini clan | Sicily | 1,220 | 20,500 | Salvatore " Il Greco" Giacomo |
Balboa clan | Sicily | 1,070 | 20,000 | Roberto "Roccioso" Balboa |
Coniglie clan | Sicily | 990 | 19,800 | Doffo Sciascie |
Progresso clan | Sicily | 970 | 19,400 | Sergio Terranova |
Cassone clan | Sicily | 940 | 19,000 | Davide Profamo |
Ronzoni clan | Sicily | 920 | 18,800 | Stefano Barilla |
Gambetti clan | Sicily | 900 | 18,700 | Giovanni Gambetti |
Pede clan | Sicily | 890 | 18,410 | Giancarlo Pede |
Germani clan | Sicily | 870 | 18,350 | Ludovico "Grande Lou" Germani |
Angelo clan | Sicily | 850 | 18,270 | Orlando Tempe |
Ribisi clan | Sicily | 830 | 18,250 | Gaetano Toffolo |
Paestume clan | Sicily | 820 | 18,230 | Antonino "Nino" Nestico |
Delmonico clan | Sicily | 800 | 18,210 | Michele Zefferini |
Trecori clan | Sicily | 780 | 17,990 | Vincenzo Vavre |
Ventimiglia clan | Sicily | 760 | 17,980 | Carlino Capotorta |
Imbessi clan | Sicily | 750 | 17,960 | Eugenio Pontecorvo |
Cizella clan | Sicily | 740 | 17,940 | Santino Largo |
Intintola clan | Sicily | 730 | 17,930 | Carmine Sacrimoni |
Savarino clan | Sicily | 720 | 17,910 | Corrado Marrone |
La Fave clan | Sicily | 700 | 17,890 | Hugo Zedda |
Quaquero clan | Sicily | 690 | 17,870 | Massimo Sanna |
Augusto clan | Sicily | 680 | 17,860 | Angelino Andreatta |
Cianflone clan | Sicily | 670 | 17,850 | Lego Cianflone |
Luvinner clan | Sicily | 650 | 17,830 | Luciano DeConcini |
Macellari clan | Sicily | 640 | 17,810 | Bernardo Cristina |
Serriu clan | Sicily | 630 | 17,800 | Carmine Serriu |
Caifanu clan | Sicily | 620 | 17,790 | Davide Iaforte |
Masari clan | Sicily | 610 | 17,780 | Pasquale Rocchio |
Bellomo clan | Sicily | 610 | 17,770 | Venero Liboriu |
Damiane clan | Sicily | 600 | 17,760 | Teodoro Giaquinte |
Rina clan | Sicily | 590 | 17,750 | Massimo Amabili |
Laguaragnelli clan | Sicily | 580 | 17,740 | Lilo Cinturrino |
D'Pasqu clan | Sicily | 570 | 17,730 | Carmelo Stracuzziampa |
DeSantis clan | Sicily | 560 | 17,720 | Santi DeAngelis |
Giubrone clan | Sicily | 550 | 17,710 | Flavio Giampolo |
Pantano clan | Sicily | 540 | 17,700 | Filippo Sferazza |
Empina clan | Sicily | 530 | 17,690 | Danilo La Chini |
Ciancaglini clan | Sicily | 520 | 17,680 | Demetrio Maver |
Ianeccu clan | Sicily | 510 | 17,650 | Cosimo Oppesidani |
Piccin clan | Sicily | 500 | 17,640 | Aniello Verducu |
Meetings and the factions[]
The heads of the clans often meet in discrete places located outside of Sicily, like in Sardinia or in other European countries. They sometimes meet in America/Canada to discuss business with their American brethren.
There are two factions led by the two biggest clans:
The Squillante faction
The Frassu faction
Each faction has a different set of ideas, views, opinions, minds, notion and beliefs on what is discussed in the meetings, but combined there activities are the same to reach the top goal there is: money.