Sicilian town tries to expel son of mafia boss in attempt to clean up image

Corleone council says presence of Totò Riina’s son Salvuccio is damaging town’s reputation

The former mafia stronghold of Corleone in Sicily has called for the “swift removal” of a convicted mafioso resident and son of Italy’s most feared mobster, in a move to protect the town from “reputational damage”.

Giuseppe Salvatore Riina, 46, known as Salvuccio, who had been convicted and imprisoned for nearly 9 years on charges of extortion, money laundering and mafia association, returned to his hometown last April. He is the third-born of the Sicilian mafia’s boss of bosses, Salvatore “Totò” Riina, nicknamed the Beast, who died in prison in 2017.