Death and Obituary of John Latorre Greenvale: In what seems to have been an overnight gangland-style assassination, a former Liberal Party contributor and a suspected high-ranking Calabrian mafia member have killed. The victim, John Latorre, 64, has been identified. Early on Tuesday morning, John Latorre reportedly died away outside his Greenvale residence.
For a long period, law enforcement officials had considered him to be a subdued but significant ‘Ndrangheta member. Reliable underworld and law enforcement sources verified his murder.
What caused the event to occur?
On Tuesday morning, a large number of police officers descended upon the murder scene, which stretched around 100 meters down Buchanan Place—where Latorre’s corpse was found—and into nearby Jedburgh Place. Amid the chaos, the piercing screams of an inconsolable lady could be heard all around till approximately 9:30 am, when an ambulance came to take care of her.
The original police taped boundary was just 50 meters from where a blue tarpaulin obscured a person in a driveway, a sign of the depth of the search. By 9 am, the search had spread, with police scouring neighboring green areas and rapping on doors of nearby homes as forensic specialists carefully investigated the area around the body.
The nation’s ethnic Italian population has been under the protection and sway of the Honored Society since its introduction by Calabrian immigrants in the early 20th century. The organization has strongholds in Melbourne, Sydney, and Griffith, New South Wales.
Illicit Businesses and Political Intrigue
The ‘Ndrangheta is well-established in both the legal and illegal spheres, having developed strong relationships in the fields of agriculture and hospitality extortion and drug trafficking.
Revealed: Political Accusations
The Age has previously reported on Latorre’s alleged participation with a small number of Calabrian mafia-connected businesses and his claimed large financial contributions to the Liberal Party in an apparent plot to get a visa for criminal Francesco (Frank) Madafferi.
Visa Issues
Madafferi’s 2005 visa was granted by former immigration minister Amanda Vanstone, but her actions raised questions since he was later found guilty of causing the biggest ecstasy seizure in history and was imprisoned.
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The family’s participation in illegal operations is made more complicated by the earlier incarceration of Latorre’s brother Vincent for extortion-related crimes in the Shepparton area.
Investigative Police
Paramedics were unable to resuscitate the man at the scene after he was discovered dead outside a home on Buchanan Place in Greenvale, according to a report released by Victoria Police on Tuesday. A crime scene has been established since the circumstances surrounding the man’s death are still unknown, and no one has been taken into custody as of yet. In order to support the continuing investigation into this alarming occurrence, law enforcement is urging anybody with relevant information to get in touch with Crime Stoppers by phone or online.
