Felice Maniero | |
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 Felice Maniero in Italy in '80. | |
| Born | Felice Maniero September 2, 1954 Campolongo Maggiore, Italy |
| Other names | Faccia d'Angelo |
| Criminal charge(s) | Bank robbery, murder, assault, assault of an officer, grand theft auto |
| Criminal penalty | Imprisonment from 1995 to 2010 |
| Spouse | Agostina Rigato (divorced) |
| Children | Elena Maniero (deceased), Alessandro Biselli |
Felice Maniero (born September 2, 1954) is a former Italian crime boss who was the head of the Mala del Brenta, a criminal organisation based in the region of Veneto throughout the 1980s and 1990s. His nickname is Faccia d'Angelo ("Angel Face"), [1] which he shares with the Milanese mobster Francis Turatello, Camorra boss Edoardo Contini and Teo Pollastrini. He was born in Campolongo Maggiore, in the province of Venice. Originally the leader of a small band of thieves, through connections with Sicilian mafiosi in exile in Veneto he was able to expand and enlarge his organization and modeled it after the mafia. He was a prolific drug trafficker and was particularly notorious for taking part in many armed robberies, some with extremely high loots.
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In February, 1995, Maniero became a pentito (collaborator with Italian Justice), and subsequently helped in dismantling his organization. However, Maniero allegedly continued a number of criminal activities while many of his former henchmen re-organised the Mala del Brenta in order to ensure its survival.