Paolo Serraino

Paolo Serraino (born March 21, 1942), is an Italian criminal and a member of the 'Ndrangheta mafia-like organization in Calabria. He was born in Cardeto, about 10 km southeast of the city of Reggio Calabria.

Personal He is the younger brother of the boss of the Serraino 'ndrina, Francesco Serraino (born in 1929), known as the “king of the mountains” for his control over the wood industry in the Aspromonte mountains. At the age of 17, he was already implicated in illegal possession of firearms.

Second 'Ndrangheta war

The Serraino clan was a protagonist in the Second 'Ndrangheta war (1985–1991), which grouped all the 'ndrine in the city of Reggio Calabria into either one of two opposing factions: the Condello, Imerti, Serraino and Rosmini clans on one side, and the De Stefano 'ndrina, Tegano, Libri and Latella clans on the other.

Francesco Serraino was killed on April 23, 1986, in a hospital in the city of Reggio Calabria, with his son Alessandro (born in 1959). He was held responsible for killing Giorgio De Stefano, at the time the boss of the De Stefano 'ndrina, in 1977, at the end of the First 'Ndrangheta war. Paolo and his brother Domenico Serraino (born in 1945) took over the reins of the clan. He had already been convicted to life in November 1992 for murder and Mafia association. Ligato demanded a 10 percent bribe on public work contracts, jeopardizing agreements already reached among a so-called "business committee" of local politicians and 'Ndrangheta groups.

In January 1999 he received a life sentence for murder and Mafia association in the Olimpia Trial.