Italian Mafia Betting Hub Seized as Police Uncover Alleged Crime Boss’s Double Life

On paper, Tobia Parisi was a farm laborer, but Italian anti-mafia police say his lifestyle suggested differently. The 45-year-old’s assets included a luxury apartment, a car dealership, a villa once used to hide a fugitive mob boss, and a bar allegedly serving as headquarters for an illegal betting network. On Wednesday, Carabinieri officers seized at least €600,000 in assets linked to Parisi and his family in a crackdown on the Sacra Corona Unita , the Puglia-based mafia organization. Parisi is accused of being a senior figure in the group’s Mesagne faction and a lieutenant to mafia boss Daniele Vicientino.