Ketty Gabriele
Encyclopedia
Ugo Gabriele aka "Ketty" (Napoli, July 10, 1981) is a reputed Italian mafia
figure. Gabriele, a member of the Camorra
crime family, was billed as the first transgender
mafia figure following an arrest by Naples police in February 2009. According to authorities, Gabriele is a small time capo
behind a drug and prostitution ring for the Scissionisti di Secondigliano
clan of the Camorra.
She pushed large quantities of drugs for Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro
, but since his arrest and the so-called Scampia feud
between Camorra gangs, she did not need to answer to anyone anymore. Ugo’s elder brother, Salvatore Gabriele, is one of the Camorristi that graduated to become a boss. He wanted to extend his activities traveling the up and down Italy, supplying large and small-scale dealers, and left Ketty to run things at Scampia.
Gabriele fits in an old and long tradition of gay or femminiello
(effeminate) culture in Naples
. The femminiello brings luck in gambling.
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
figure. Gabriele, a 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:...
crime family, was billed as the first transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
mafia figure following an arrest by Naples police in February 2009. According to authorities, Gabriele is a small time capo
Caporegime
A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...
behind a drug and prostitution ring for the Scissionisti di Secondigliano
Scissionisti di Secondigliano
The Scissionisti di Secondigliano is a Camorra clan from the Secondigliano district of Naples, headed by Raffaele Amato and Cesare Pagano. They are also known as "Spagnoli" because of their endless trips ferrying cocaine from Galicia in Spain...
clan of the Camorra.
She pushed large quantities of drugs for Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro
Paolo Di Lauro
Paolo Di Lauro is an Italian crime boss, leader of the Di Lauro Clan, a Camorra crime organization. He is also known as Ciruzzo 'o milionario among other aliases...
, but since his arrest and the so-called Scampia feud
Scampia feud
The Scampia feud was a feud between the Camorra gangs in the neapolitan quartiere of Scampia and it broke out in 2004 and 2005...
between Camorra gangs, she did not need to answer to anyone anymore. Ugo’s elder brother, Salvatore Gabriele, is one of the Camorristi that graduated to become a boss. He wanted to extend his activities traveling the up and down Italy, supplying large and small-scale dealers, and left Ketty to run things at Scampia.
Gabriele fits in an old and long tradition of gay or femminiello
Femminiello
The femminiello or femmeniello in Neapolitan culture is a male transvestite, not simply a male homosexual; it refers in Naples to men who, in addition to their natural inclinations, have been, as they now say, "gendered" to dress and behave as women and who often engage in prostitution.But they...
(effeminate) culture in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. The femminiello brings luck in gambling.