On a morning that left Naples with its mouth open, Tony Colombo and Tina Rispoli, well-known and acclaimed faces of the neo-melodic musical stage, were electrocuted by a police operation. But the biggest surprise? The duo would be involved in dirty business with the infamous Di Lauro clan.
What happened? The context behind the arrest
There is talk of nothing else in the streets of Naples and in television lounges: Tony and Tina, there golden couple of the music scene, suddenly find themselves on the other side of the fence. Despite public denials and appearances, the shadow of the Di Lauro clan it now seems to follow them like a dark cloud.
The threats of the two in the interceptions
When words are caught by wiretaps, they become evidence. And the evidence, in this case, they are quite heavy.
Tina Rispoli, for example, did not mince his words:
“You have to bring me the money. Now! It's my money, money I lent you, otherwise I'll go to your mother's house and throw everyone off the balcony."
Phrases that objectively give many people pause to think.
Economic interests between Tony Colombo, Tina Rispoli and the Di Lauro clan
But what business could link a couple of artists to a criminal clan? Apparently, the marriage between fame and crime it would have generated gains on both sides. An agreement that goes far beyond simple complicity, ranging from the production of cigarettes to the launch of a clothing brand with a 'suggestive' flavour: Corleone.
The other companies and the interceptions
If you thought the list of illicit activities was short, you are wrong. There is also a energy drink called 9mm in the cauldron. And that's not all: supermarkets, boutiques and compromising wiretaps. Tony Colombo echoes Tina's requests:
“Vincenzo I need a sixty-day allowance, I need it for the printing plant in Palma Campania. Hello Tina, we need that money.”
Clan members at the wedding
And for those who thought that all this was just business, here's the icing on the cake: members of the clan had been warmly invited to the couple's wedding. A detail that, more than any other, reveals the personal intertwining and intimacy of this unorthodox collaboration.
“I recommend marriage. Both Tina and I care a lot, more than anything else, you and your family must come, your table must be next to ours."
