Cosimo Di Lauro
Italian mob boss (1973–2022)
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- Cosimo Di Lauro (8 December 1973 – 13 June 2022) was an Italian Camorrista who was acting boss of the Di Lauro clan from Naples.
- Di Lauro is known by some as "o' Chiatto" (fat boy), and to journalists as the "prince regent".
- Cosimo Di Lauro wanted to centralise the drug-dealing operation that had been run as a franchise in which dealers paid the Di Lauros a fee for doing business and were allowed to buy the drugs from any available source.
- In revolt, a faction known as the "secessionists" (Italian: Scissionisti ) challenged the Di Lauros in October 2004.
- In Scampia, they are known as the Spaniards.
Cosimo Di Lauro (8 December 1973 – 13 June 2022) was an Italian Camorrista who was acting boss of the Di Lauro clan from Naples. Due to his flamboyant nature and passion for designer clothes, he earned the nickname "The Designer Don". Di Lauro is known by some as "o' Chiatto" (fat boy), and to journalists as the "prince regent".
Biography
Taking over from his father
As the eldest son of the Camorra boss, Paolo Di Lauro aka Ciruzzo 'o milionario ("Ciruzzo the millionaire"), Cosimo took over control of the family business after his father needed to hide from the police.
Cosimo Di Lauro wanted to centralise the drug-dealing operation that had been run as a franchise in which dealers paid the Di Lauros a fee for doing business and were allowed to buy the drugs from any available source. He removed older gangsters and replaced them with young toughs new to the business. In revolt, a faction known as the "secessionists" (Italian: Scissionisti) challenged the Di Lauros in October 2004.
Scampia feud
One of the local dealers, Raffaele Amato, disputed the new rules, fled to Spain and organised a revolt against his former bosses. In Scampia, they are known as the Spaniards. Raffaele Amato ordered the killing of Fulvio Montanino and Claudio Salierno, loyal to Di Lauro, on 28 October 2004. During their funeral three days later, police arrested two men armed with machine guns who were planning to spray the funeral procession.
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