The US Navy again chose a mafia-linked developer for its Naples housing.

Evidence

To replace the Villaggio Coppola and other housing, the Navy convinced Congress to build a new housing development and naval station around Naples. To whom did the military turn when it was looking for a developer? To the Coppolas. Or at least to Cristoforo and four of his children, who control the Mirabella construction company following a contentious split between Cristoforo and Vincenzo. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 348

Categorization

• XREF: Direct evidence for the book’s central thesis that US bases harm both America and host nations — here by entangling the military in organized crime.
• QUESTION: Was anyone in the Navy/Congress aware of the Coppola-Camorra ties when contracting with Mirabella? A procurement investigation angle worth chasing.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 348