Ketty Gabriele (born 10 July 1981 in Naples[1]) is a reputed Camorra 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.[2][3] According to authorities, Gabriele is a small-time capo behind a drug and prostitution ring for the Scissionisti di Secondigliano.[4]
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.[5] 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.[5]
Gabriele fits in an old and long tradition of gay or femminiello (effeminate) culture in Naples. Generally femminielli are considered good luck, for instance in gambling.[6]
References
- ^ (in Italian) Arrestato il Latitante Ugo Gabriele alias Ketty… Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cross-dressing mob suspect arrested Archived 2009-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, UPI, February 2009.
- ^ Italian police arrest first known transsexual mafia mobster Archived 2020-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, Daily Telegraph, February 13, 2009.
- ^ Transvestite Mafia man arrested in world first Archived 2021-04-04 at the Wayback Machine, Metro UK, February 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Transgender Gang Boss Arrested Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Corriere della Sera, February 13, 2009
- ^ (in Italian) Presa Ketty, boss «femminiello» Archived 2015-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Corriere della Sera, February 13, 2009
