Ketty Gabriele

Ketty Gabriele (born 10 July 1981 in Naples) ^[1] is a reputed Italian mafia figure. Gabriele, a femminiello and member of the Camorra, was reported as the first transgender mafia figure following an arrest by Naples police in February 2009. ^{[2] [3]} According to authorities, Gabriele is a small-time capo behind a drug and prostitution ring for the Scissionisti di Secondigliano. ^[4]

She pushed large quantities of drugs for Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro, but since Di Lauro's arrest and the so-called Scampia feud between Camorra gangs, she did not need to answer to anyone anymore. ^[5] Her elder brother, Salvatore Gabriele, is one of the Camorristi that graduated to become a boss. He wanted to extend his activities traveling the up and down Italy, supplying large- and small-scale dealers, and left her to run things at Scampia. ^[5]

Gabriele fits in a long tradition of femminiello culture in Naples. Generally femminielli are considered good luck, for instance in gambling. ^[6]

References

1. (in Italian) Arrestato il Latitante Ugo Gabriele alias Ketty… Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
2. Cross-dressing mob suspect arrested Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine , UPI, February 2009.
3. Italian police arrest first known transsexual mafia mobster Archived 2020-11-09 at the Wayback Machine , Daily Telegraph, February 13, 2009.
4. Transvestite Mafia man arrested in world first Archived 2021-04-04 at the Wayback Machine , Metro UK, February 13, 2009.
5. Transgender Gang Boss Arrested Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine , Corriere della Sera, February 13, 2009
6. (in Italian) Presa Ketty, boss «femminiello» Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine , Corriere della Sera, February 13, 2009