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Italian term for criminals who became government collaborators
Pentito (Italian: [penˈtiːto], lit. 'repentant'; f. pentita, pl. pentiti) is a colloquial term to designate people known in Italian criminal procedure
Pentito
1985 Italian film
Il pentito (internationally released as The Repenter and The Squealer) is a 1985 Italian crime-drama film directed by Pasquale Squitieri. The film is
The_Repenter
Italian crime boss
2002, he decided to collaborate with Italian law enforcement and became a pentito, a cooperating witness against organised crime. Giuliano was born into
Luigi_Giuliano
Member of the Sicilian Mafia and later pentito (born 1964)
became known that Spatuzza had turned into a witness for the prosecution (pentito) four months earlier after spending 11 years in jail under the Article
Gaspare_Spatuzza
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
1963) is a former member of the Sicilian Mafia, who turned state witness (pentito). Giuseppe Pino Marchese was born in Palermo in a family with long-standing
Giuseppe_Marchese
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
1935 – 10 January 2013) was a Sicilian Mafioso who turned state witness (pentito) in 1987 after his arrest in 1986. Antonino was born in Catania, the brother
Antonino_Calderone
Sicilian Mafia boss and government informant
Sicilian Mafia. He became one of the first of its members to turn informant (pentito) and explain the inner workings of the organization. Buscetta participated
Tommaso_Buscetta
Italian mafia member
became the first of Falcone's assassins to become a government witness—a pentito. He revealed all the details of the assassination: who tunnelled beneath
Santino_Di_Matteo
Italian organized crime figure
Sicilian Mafia Commission who turned himself in voluntarily to become a pentito, a collaborator with the Italian judicial authorities. Cancemi made controversial
Salvatore_Cancemi
Italian hitman (1942–2015)
Naples. Barra has the distinction of being the first NCO member to become a pentito, when he decided to collaborate with Italian Justice in 1982. Barra sported
Pasquale_Barra
Italian criminal
in Dubai. In December 2022 it was noticed that Imperiale had become a "pentito", starting crown witness procedure. Imperiale was born in Castellammare
Raffaele_Imperiale
Criminal organization in Italy
the former La Torre clan boss who became a pentito, is married to an Albanian woman; the first foreign pentito, a Tunisian, admitted to being involved with
Camorra
2007 film
Incerti. It is based on real life events of the first Sicilian Mafia's "pentito", Leonardo Vitale. David Coco as Leonardo "Leuccio" Vitale Tony Sperandeo
The_Man_of_Glass
Italian mobster and murderer (born 1957)
Mafia association and multiple murder. He was captured in 1996, turned pentito and his sentence reduced to 26 years in prison. In 2021, Brusca was released
Giovanni_Brusca
Italian mobster (1945–2016)
kilograms of cocaine hidden away. After his arrest, he became the first pentito (state witness) of organised crime in Milan, confessing to Milanese magistrate
Angelo_Epaminonda
Italian Camorrista (born 1944)
decided to collaborate with Italian justice and subsequently became a pentito in 1983. Pandico's revelations brought a massive crackdown on the NCO and
Giovanni_Pandico
Italian mobster (1941–2020)
April 2020) was a member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned state witness (pentito — a mafioso turned informer) in 1996. He was accused of being the killer
Francesco_Di_Carlo
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
a former member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned into a state witness (pentito) against Cosa Nostra in October 1984, following the example of Tommaso
Salvatore_Contorno
Italian mobster (1944–1981)
defection from the NCO and becoming a pentito. After Turatello's death, his successor Angelo Epaminonda also became a pentito. Pfister, The Fatal Gift of Beauty
Francis_Turatello
Italian criminal (born 1956)
After six years of rigorous imprisonment, Melluso decided to become a pentito. On March 2, 1984, when the preliminary hearings of the trial against the
Giovanni_Melluso
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
(born November 1959 in Altofonte) is a member of the Mafia who became a pentito. He was one of the key witnesses in the trial against the killers of Antimafia
Gioacchino_La_Barbera
1992 bombing by the Sicilian Mafia
Bravo and Giuseppe Costanza survived. Salvatore Cancemi, who later turned pentito, described the Mafia's victory celebration that followed the Capaci bombing;
Capaci_bombing
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
Di Matteo, the son of Santino Di Matteo, a collaborating state witness (pentito), to force him to retract his testimony. Giuseppe Di Matteo was tortured
Luigi_Putrone
Italian criminal
Mammoliti decided to collaborate with the Italian justice and became a pentito. Nevertheless, he received another 20 years sentence for his role in the
Saverio_Mammoliti
Former member of the Sicilian Mafia (born 1945)
of Cosa Nostra. He became one of the most important Mafia turncoats, or pentito, after his arrest in April 2002, providing further information about its
Antonino_Giuffrè
Italian mafioso
Contorno. While in prison he decided to become an informant for the state (pentito): he admitted all of his crimes, explaining to them in detail and revealing
Gaetano_Grado
1992 Mafia killing in Palermo, Italy
judge, Antonino Caponnetto. Gaspare Spatuzza, a mafioso who later became a pentito, eventually revealed he had stolen the Fiat 126 on the orders of the Graviano
Via_D'Amelio_bombing
Italian crime boss
Felice Maniero (born 2 September 1954) is a former Italian crime boss who was the head of the Mala del Brenta, a criminal organization based in the region
Felice_Maniero
Pietrostefani (born 1943) was a leader of Lotta Continua. In 1988 the pentito Leonardo Marino [it] accused him (along with Adriano Sofri) of ordering
Giorgio_Pietrostefani
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
1940) is a Sicilian mafioso, also known as "Asparino". In 1992 he became a pentito (state witness against the Mafia). He was the first mafioso who spoke about
Gaspare_Mutolo
Rank within criminal organisation
original membership of 33 expanded. The grade was revealed by the historical pentito of the 'Ndrangheta Pino Scriva in 1984. The vangelisti are “superior personalities
Vangelo
Body of leading Sicilian Mafia members
vague. According to the pentito Tommaso Buscetta, an Interprovincial Commission was created in the 1970s, while the pentito Antonino Calderone claims
Sicilian_Mafia_Commission
Italian criminal
Cardboard picker"). D'Amico defected from the NCO and subsequently became a pentito in 1983. Among the pentiti, D'Amico was one of the highest-ranking due
Pasquale_D'Amico
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
1955) is a Sicilian former mafioso who became a government informant or "pentito" in 1992. His testimony led to the arrest of over 200 mafiosi during the
Leonardo_Messina
Since 2010, Salvatore Lo Russo has decided to break omertà and become a pentito, helping investigators in bringing down his own clan, which however remained
Salvatore_Lo_Russo
Italian criminal
Italy until his capture in May 1993. A month later he decided to become a pentito, a state witness breaking omertà, or code of silence. Ammaturo was born
Umberto_Ammaturo
Italian Mafia member (1939–1981)
they started to accumulate large amounts of money rapidly. According to pentito Antonio Calderone, Bontade used to say that fortunately Tommaso Spadaro
Stefano_Bontade
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
Balduccio, was a member of the Mafia, who became a government witness (pentito) and helped capture Salvatore Riina. Di Maggio was born in San Giuseppe
Baldassare_Di_Maggio
Italian criminal (1948–2012)
'Ndrangheta, a Mafia-type organisation in Calabria, who became a turncoat (pentito) collaborating with the authorities. He revealed radioactive waste dumping
Francesco_Fonti
Alliance of Mafia families
can be considered as a kind of parallel Cosa Nostra, according to the pentito (Mafia turncoat) Leonardo Messina. (Giovanni Brusca from the San Giuseppe
Corleonesi
Criminal organization
extortion and control of commercial and entrepreneurial activities. The pentito Antonino Belnome affirms that regarding the supply of drugs through the
Bellocco_'ndrina
Italian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia
Giovanni Falcone, and began his life as an informant, referred to as a pentito. Buscetta was the first high-profile Sicilian Mafioso to become an informant
Salvatore_Riina
2019 film by Marco Bellocchio
Tommaso Buscetta, the first Sicilian Mafia boss who was treated by some as pentito. Pierfrancesco Favino stars as Buscetta, alongside Maria Fernanda Cândido
The_Traitor_(2019_film)
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
mafia boss Nicola Ingarao – another ally of Rotolo. Pullizi and another pentito Andrea Bonaccorso confessed to have killed Ingarao. Bonaccorso drove the
Gaspare_Pulizzi
Former member of the Sicilian mafia
high-ranking member of the Catania Mafia family, who turned state witness (pentito) in 2012 after his arrest in 2009. Santo La Causa, born in Catania, rose
Santo_La_Causa
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
(born 5 March 1951) is a former member of the Sicilian Mafia who became a pentito (government witness) in 1989. His nickname was Mozzarella. He is considered
Francesco_Marino_Mannoia
attempted hit. Modica was later deported to Sicily. Delle Donne soon turned pentito (informant) voluntarily to help put those involved in injuring an innocent
Raffaele_Delle_Donne
Italian judge (1939–1992)
Buscetta, the first-ever Sicilian Mafiosi boss to become an informant (pentito). His assertion that the Mafia was not a collection of separate gangs but
Giovanni_Falcone
Italian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia
Machine Antimafiaduemila.com "Borsellino bis, sette ergastoli Credibile il pentito Scarantino". repubblica.it. 14 February 1999. Archived from the original
Bernardo_Provenzano
Ginginiello Riccio (born 1957) is a former Italian Camorrista who is now a pentito. While initially a member of the Nuova Camorra Organizzata, Riccio switched
Luigi_Riccio
American mobster (1904–1971)
Light: The Joseph Valachi Story by Thomas L. Jones. Michele Vaccaro, Joe Valachi, il "primo pentito", in Storia in Rete, febbraio 2014, anno X, n. 100.
Joseph_Valachi
Italian politician (1928–1992)
with, and murdered by, the Sicilian Mafia (Cosa Nostra). According to the pentito (Mafia defector) Tommaso Buscetta, Lima's father Vincenzo was a member
Salvatore_Lima
Criminal organization in Sicily, Italy
the resulting profits. The Stidda came into public view when Cosa Nostra pentito Francesco Marino Mannoia spoke about it in 1989. Later another Mafia member
Stidda
Italian mobster
to life imprisonment, confirmed again in 1992. In July 1991 the Mafia pentito (a mafioso turned informer) Francesco Marino Mannoia claimed that Roberto
Giuseppe_Calò
Italian criminal
Salerno. He is a cousin of Casalesi boss, Francesco Bidognetti. He became a pentito and collaborated with Italian Justice in early 2008. His nickname is "Bruttaccione"
Domenico_Bidognetti
Italian criminal
provided the neighbourhood with a principal source of employment. When the pentito Gaetano Guida was asked in court about the role of Maria Licciardi and
Maria_Licciardi
Member of the Sicilian Mafia (1946–1988)
They had just admitted their own existence. It was the first time a non-pentito had done so." Following this incident, the Corleonesi decided to eliminate
Giovanni_Bontade
a cousin of former Camorra superboss Francesco Schiavone and became a pentito collaborating with Italian Justice. He was the chief witness against the
Carmine_Schiavone
Former member of the Camorra
Camorra, the Neapolitan crime organization. Since August 1992, he has been a pentito (a criminal turned state witnesses), collaborating with the Italian justice
Pasquale_Galasso
Calendar year
Psychology Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7146-4607-7. Bianconi, Giovanni. "Il pentito e le stragi La nuova verità che agita l'antimafia". Il Corriere della Sera
1992
Italian mafioso and hitman (1952–1985)
Latin and Greek. It is not known when he joined the Mafia but according to pentito Gaspare Mutolo, he started off as a driver for Kalsa boss Tommaso Spadaro
Giuseppe_Greco
Italian-American organized crime group
the Mafia Family is called the Omerta. This was confirmed in 1986 by the pentito Tommaso Buscetta. A hit, or murder, of a made man must be approved by the
American_Mafia
Person who provides information
narquois, which means "cunning", "deceitful", and/or "criminal". nose pentito – Italian term meaning "one who repents". Originally and most frequently
Informant
Italian mafia boss (1938–2026)
a nephew of Santapaola, confessed to the killing of Fava, and became a pentito. He also confessed to some 70 other murders. Avola said that his uncle
Benedetto_Santapaola
Italian investigative journalist (1921–1970)
detailed map of the Mafia, which was confirmed 22 years later by the Mafia pentito (turncoat) Tommaso Buscetta in his testimony to Judge Giovanni Falcone
Mauro_De_Mauro
Italian Mafia boss and convicted murderer (born 1942)
of a boss he had the movie theme played at a lavish party. According to pentito Toni Calvaruso, Vincenzina committed suicide on 12 May 1995, due to her
Leoluca_Bagarella
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
the Corleonesi of Totò Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. According to the pentito Tommaso Buscetta, Geraci took care of the fugitive Riina while he stayed
Nenè_Geraci
84 Rower United Kingdom 16 April 2020 Francesco Di Carlo 79 Mobster and pentito France (Paris) Jim Fraser 83 American football player United States (Lansdale)
List of deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic
List_of_deaths_due_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic
1993 terrorist attack in Florence, Italy
for the State overruling Article 41-bis on prison regime. In June 1998, Pentito Gaspare Spatuzza received a life sentence in relation to the bombing. In
Via_dei_Georgofili_bombing
Criminal trial against Mafia members
seizing weapons and drugs. One of these witnesses was Sicilian Mafia pentito Tommaso Buscetta, who had already revealed information to Italian magistrate
Pizza_Connection_Trial
Southern Italian code of honor and silence
Italian-American Mafia to break his blood oath. In Sicily, the phenomenon of pentito ('he who has repented'; pl. pentiti) broke omertà.[citation needed] Among
Omertà
Criminal mafia-type organization
Camorra and get more aligned to the 'Ndrangheta. However, according to the pentito Antonio Accurso, the Camorra's Di Lauro clan has several links to the Sacra
Sacra_Corona_Unita
Italian banker and member of Propaganda Due (1920–1986)
was chosen to manage their profits from heroin sales. According to the pentito Mafioso (i.e., turned state's evidence) Francesco Marino Mannoia, Sindona
Michele_Sindona
1969 Mafia killing in Palermo, Sicily
one of the protagonists of the First Mafia War in 1962-63. According to pentito (government witness) Tommaso Buscetta it had been Cavataio who deliberately
Viale_Lazio_massacre
Italian businessman (1921–2003)
the world." About Tommaso Buscetta, a member of Cosa Nostra who became a pentito and collaborator of justice, he was quoted as saying: "He said he was obsessively
Gianni_Agnelli
Historically one of the most influential Mafia clans in Sicily
ability to mediate between different Mafia families. According to the pentito Antonio Calderone "the Grecos effectively exercised power in the whole
Greco_Mafia_clan
Italian Camorrista and Di Lauro clan member
figlio quattro (fourth son) or Il Fantasma (The Ghost). According to the pentito Antonio Accurso, former leader of the Vanella Grassi, a criminal group
Marco_Di_Lauro
Italian banker (1920–1982)
attempts to establish the cause of his death. In July 1991, Sicilian Mafia pentito Francesco Marino Mannoia claimed that Roberto Calvi became the victim of
Roberto_Calvi
Italian Camorra boss
former lieutenant Pasquale Galasso who preceded him, Alfieri became a pentito. Both Alfieri and Galasso clarified numerous homicides and implicated the
Carmine_Alfieri
Croatian singer, actress and producer
flagello di Dio. She was eventually moved into the film industry, with Il pentito in 1982. Later that year she also began filming Joan Lui - Ma un giorno
Rita_Rusić
Italian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023)
the original on 3 October 2007., The Guardian, 10 May 2001 "Mafia, il pentito: dopo la Dc, referenti Forza Italia e Dell'Utri". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian)
Silvio_Berlusconi
Sicilian Mafia hitman (1938–1982)
death were finally revealed when Cucuzza, one of his killers, became a pentito. Marchese's killer, Greco, himself was killed in 1985 by two of his own
Filippo_Marchese
Journalistic term
disappeared, never to be found again, which later prompted his collaboration (pentito) with Italian authorities. Murder conviction without a body "Lupara". Vocabolario
Lupara_bianca
Italian crime boss, turned informant
particularly active throughout the late 1970s until the early 1990s. He became a pentito, a collaborator with justice after his arrest in 1992. Born and raised
Maurizio_Abbatino
Members of the Sicilian Mafia
Honourable Salvo Lima, and Senator Giulio Andreotti," according to the pentito Gaspare Mutolo. Andreotti always denied having known the Salvos. However
Ignazio_and_Nino_Salvo
Mafia boss (1929–1982)
Sicily and on to the United States. His right-hand man was the future pentito Gaspare Mutolo, who organized massive shipments of heroin. At one point
Rosario_Riccobono
Period of social and political turmoil in Italy
vendetta against his brother Patrizio, a member of the RB who became a pentito the year before. On 17 December, James L. Dozier, an American general and
Years_of_Lead_(Italy)
Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994
including journalists, lawyers, politicians and mobsters, before becoming a pentito, or informer, and serving life in prison, told The Guardian in 2016 that
Mario_Cuomo
20th-century Italian politician and businessman
Mafia.[citation needed] Tommaso Buscetta, an important Mafia turncoat (pentito), declared that the Sicilian Mafia had been involved in the murder of Mattei
Enrico_Mattei
Spanish football manager (born 1970)
Costa, Alberto (28 October 2011). "Quella gomitata a Luis Enrique «Ero pentito dopo un minuto»" [That elbow to Luis Enrique "I regretted it in a minute"]
Luis_Enrique
Italian neofascist militant organization
basements of the Health Ministry. According to the Banda della Magliana pentito, Maurizio Abbatino, NAR member Massimo Carminati was the only one who could
Nuclei_Armati_Rivoluzionari
Criminal organization
the bloody wars between the two groups. According to revelations made by pentitos of the clan, despite the degree of kinship among the founders of the organization
Mazzarella_clan
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
the Sicilian Mafia who was one of the first to become an informant, or pentito, although originally his confessions were not taken seriously. Vitale was
Leonardo_Vitale
Criminal organization
also produces counterfeit clothes in the Netherlands. According to the pentito Antonio Accurso, the Di Lauro clan also has ties to the Sacra Corona Unita
Di_Lauro_clan
Criminal organization
Before that time the clan had not been very prominent, according to the pentito Giacomo Lauro, who held important positions in the Reggio Calabria clans
De_Stefano_'ndrina
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
he shared with Vincenzo Sinacori. According to Sinacori, who became a pentito in 1996 and started to collaborate with Italian justice, it had been Cosa
Andrea_Manciaracina
Italian mobster (born 1955)
five male family members to be arrested. Luigi would eventually become a pentito in September 2002 and testify against various Camorra figures, including
Erminia_Giuliano
Legal term for one who testifies as a witness for the state
dilemma, created by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher. Informant Plea bargain Pentito, the equivalent term in Italy in the Mafia and terrorism contexts Pomeroy
Turn_state's_evidence
Italian footballer and manager (born 1960)
2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023. "Quella gomitata a Luis Enrique "Ero pentito dopo un minuto"" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. 28 October 2011
Mauro_Tassotti
Member of the Sicilian Mafia
"He shoots like a god, and is not afraid of anything", according to a pentito – a mafioso turned state witness. Vitale cooperated in the kidnap and killing
Vito_Vitale
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