He could not resist the impulse to celebrate the Scudetto won by his team, Napoli, and went out onto the balcony of a restaurant to wave the Azzurri flag. Vincenzo La Porta, 60, long included in the list of the 100 most wanted and dangerous criminals in Italy, a member of the powerful Contini clan, probably did not think at the time that exposing himself in such a way could spell the end of his status. on the run after 11 years. So it was. Thanks to a photo of the celebration, Vicenzo was located on the Greek island of Corfu and now, after his extradition, he will have to serve 14 years and 4 months in jail.
Hidden in Greece for more than a decade, La Porta had carved out a new life for himself. He had a second family and ran several businesses. A life as a fugitive financed with money from the Camorra. Until the photo of him ended up on social networks. The man was located thanks to the internet, but also thanks to the investigations being carried out by the Italian security forces.
The carabinieri recognized him in the photo despite the fact that he was wearing a baseball cap on his head and a blue scarf in his hands. After a long series of investigations and monitoring, carried out with the collaboration of the Greek police, the military stopped him in the middle of the street, while he was driving a scooter.
The investigation, coordinated by the Canaia Prosecutor of the Naples Court of Appeal, was supported by the International Cooperation Service.
La Porta had been sentenced in absentia as head of an organization engaged in systematic tax evasion, tax fraud, and fraud against foreign suppliers.
During the years he was a fugitive, his activity for the clan consisted of laundering the Contini money.
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