Antonio La Torre
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Antonio La Torre is an Italian restaurateur and member of the Camorra
Camorra
The Camorra is a Mafia-type criminal organization, or secret society, originating in the region of Campania and its capital Naples in Italy. It is one of the oldest and largest criminal organizations in Italy, dating to the 18th century.-Background:...

. He is the brother of Augusto La Torre
Augusto La Torre
Augusto La Torre is an Italian criminal and former Camorra boss. Up until his arrest and subsequent collaboration with Italian justice on January 2003, La Torre was the head of the La Torre clan, a powerful Camorra organization whose vast lucrative criminal empire stretched from its base...

, the former head of the powerful La Torre clan from Mondragone
Mondragone
Mondragone is a comune or municipality in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region of Campania. It is located about 45 km northwest of Naples and about 40 km west of Caserta.-History:...

. Until his arrest and subsequent extradition to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 in March 2005, he was in charge of the clan's local branch in Aberdeen
Aberdeen
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, Scotland
Scotland
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, where he managed the clan's day to day activities and businesses (both legitimate and illegitimate).
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