US Politics | TikTok-obsessed Mafia gangsters flaunt flash lifestyle of cars and clubs infuriating old-guard mob bosses
YOUNG Italian mafia gangsters have swapped their code of silence for a show of their decadent lifestyles on TikTok. The sons of mafia bosses are using the social media app to upload videos of them inside their latest supercar, wearing designer clothes, partying and drinking expensive champagne. 
Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoCrescenzo Marino has over 43,000 followers on TikTok '/ ' 
Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoThe son of a Camorra boss' videos has garnered over 900,000 likes '/ ' 
Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoMany of Marino's posts show him in front or cruising in supercars '/ ' But they are also using the app to proclaim vendettas, boast about violence and make alliances with other clans. One such gangster is Crescenzo Marino, the son of a Camorra boss, who has more than 43,000 followers and nearly 900,000 likes on the short-form video service. His videos show Marino driving Ferraris in Paris, posing with a number of expensive bikes, and enjoying holidays at trendy resorts whilst wearing Gucci outfits. "For the first time these gangsters have found a direct way to speak up about their lives," Marcello Ravveduto, professor of modern history at the University of Salerno and an expert on mafia communication, told The Times. READ MORE ABOUT THE MAFIA 
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Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoMarino showed off his Gucci ensemble while on holiday in Mykonos '/ ' 
Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoMarino posted this video of him driving a Ferrari in Paris '/ '
Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoCrescenzo Marino has over 43,000 followers on TikTok '/ ' Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoThe son of a Camorra boss' videos has garnered over 900,000 likes '/ ' Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoMany of Marino's posts show him in front or cruising in supercars '/ ' But they are also using the app to proclaim vendettas, boast about violence and make alliances with other clans. One such gangster is Crescenzo Marino, the son of a Camorra boss, who has more than 43,000 followers and nearly 900,000 likes on the short-form video service. His videos show Marino driving Ferraris in Paris, posing with a number of expensive bikes, and enjoying holidays at trendy resorts whilst wearing Gucci outfits. "For the first time these gangsters have found a direct way to speak up about their lives," Marcello Ravveduto, professor of modern history at the University of Salerno and an expert on mafia communication, told The Times. READ MORE ABOUT THE MAFIA MOBS YOUR LOT Michael Jackson sacked our agent, so we made him an offer he didn't refuse KINGPINS Inside 'Supergang' cartel who 'worked with mafia' in record 4.3-TONNE cocaine bust "The Camorra has the youngest members of Italy's mafias and they love TikTok because it's so quick and has less rules than other platforms.... Operating from Naples, the Camorra the oldest and largest mafia syndicate in Italy. "Now that it has discovered TikTok the Camorra wants to show that it is up there with the glamorous elite,... Ravveduto said, highlighting just how far the clan has come since the days of passing cryptic notes. Criminals worldwide have been avid TikTok users for a while: slightly ahead of their Italian criminal peers, the Mexican Narcos and gypsy criminals in the Italian capital have been settling old scores online for a while now. Following the killing of a mafioso linked to the Carillo-Perfetto clan allegedly by the Calone-Marsicano clan, a message appeared on TikTok revealing the names of suspected killers. also warned the police: ...We are giving you a week to arrest them or we will raise hell against them.... Most read in US News SAD LOSS Naked and Afraid contestant Melanie Rauscher 'found dead at friends' house' age 35 SHOCK DEATH Bodybuilder Jerry Ward dies suddenly aged 46 after complaining about rib pain SPEAR FISH Woman, 70, stabbed in groin by 100lb fish that leapt out of water & attacked her SHOPPER PANIC 'Active shooter' scare at busy mall sparks stampede of terrified shoppers LEFT TO ROT Inside abandoned zoo with remains of great white SHARK floating in tank HORROR ATTACK Girl, 12, 'woke to dad cutting her throat after killing 3-year-old sister' The online taunting, which resulted in a kneecapping by one clan who were furious at another clan's goading, has also pushed the Naples newspaper Il Mattino to appeal to the police to remove all accounts linked to the gansgters. In Ravveduto's mind, criminals' love for TikTok should be utilised by the authorities. ...What is needed now is better teamwork between the police and TikTok to keep a better eye on these people,... he said. Mob bosses are also facing the possibility of landing in jail, as police dedicates more time to comb through these accounts. This is what happened to Domenico Palazzato, who was arrested in 2014 after posting photos of himself eating lobster and chilling on motorboats. He was 28. What is clear from police wiretaps, however, is that older mafiosi are unnerved at these displays of wealth and violence. In one such recording, Antonio Abbinante, a boss in the Scampia neighbourhood of Naples, blamed increased police pressure on the organisation on a young mobster who had been boasting about his ability to kill rivals on TikTok. "I get really furious about this," Abbinate is heard saying in the wiretap. Read More on The Sun NAME GAME We named our son a strong, manly name but family laughed in our face at it BRANCHING OUT My neighbour has cut down LOADS of my tree - I'm absolutely fuming "I am going to split open the head of whoever did this." The Italian mafia is estimated to have between 3,500 and 4,000 core members with 100 clans. Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoMarino showed off his Gucci ensemble while on holiday in Mykonos '/ ' Tiktok/@crescenzomarinoMarino posted this video of him driving a Ferrari in Paris '/ '
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