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- Found hanged to death in prison cell on December 17, 2008, an apparent suicideThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- Was alleged leader of Palermo-area mafia clansThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- Thought to be member of clan which was rebuilding Cosa Nostra mafia familyThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- Described by police as "very important" to criminal organizationThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- Arrested during Italian police's Operation Perseus, an anti-Mafia raidThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- Found dead only hours laterThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- 54-years-old at time of deathThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
- Might have feared revenge attackThe New York Times: Mafia Suspect Found Hanged in Prison (December 17, 2008)
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Gaetano Lo Presti was an alleged mob boss of the Palermo, Italy-area mafia and a member of the mafia clans believed to be rebuilding the Cosa Nostra mafia family. Lo Presti was found hanged to death on December 17, 2008, in an apparent suicide, only hours after being arrested during an Italian police anti-Mafia raid operation. Lo Presti was one of more than 90 mafia clan members apprehended in Operation Perseus and was described as being "very important" within the criminal organization.
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