Ketty Gabriele (born 10 July 1981 in Naples) Arrestato il Latitante Ugo Gabriele alias Ketty… is a reputed Italian mafia figure. Gabriele, a femminiello and member of the Camorra, was reported as the first transgender mafia figure following an arrest by Naples police in February 2009.Cross-dressing mob suspect arrested , UPI, February 2009.Italian police arrest first known transsexual mafia mobster , Daily Telegraph, February 13, 2009. According to authorities, Gabriele is a small-time capo behind a drug and prostitution ring for the Scissionisti di Secondigliano.Transvestite Mafia man arrested in world first , Metro UK, February 13, 2009.
She pushed large quantities of drugs for Camorra boss Paolo Di Lauro, but since Di Lauro's arrest and the so-called Scampia feud between Camorra gangs, she did not need to answer to anyone anymore.Transgender Gang Boss Arrested , Corriere della Sera, February 13, 2009 Her 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 her to run things at Scampia.
Gabriele fits in a long tradition of femminiello culture in Naples. Generally femminielli are considered good luck, for instance in gambling. Presa Ketty, boss «femminiello» , Corriere della Sera, February 13, 2009
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