The Squadfather
“Expected to last at least two years, the trial is known as ‘Rinascita-Scott,’ or ‘Rebirth Scott.’ Nicola Gratteri, the prosecutor driving the case, explained that its name refers to a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent who spent eight years in Italy fighting against narco-‘ndranghetist organizations and died upon returning to the United States in a car accident. The trial is dedicated to his commitment. It’s been called the trial of the century in some Italian newspapers, but curiously, no television news stations are reporting on it, it never ends up on the newspapers’ front pages, and it’s not even creating political controversy.” There are 335 defendants in The Silent Trial of the Century.