Tommaso Buscetta ( Italian pronunciation: [tomˈmaːzo buʃˈʃetta]; 13 July 1928 – 2 April 2000) was a high-ranking Italian mobster and a member of the Sicilian Mafia.
Other articles where Tommaso Buscetta is discussed: Sicilian Mafia: Tommaso Buscetta became a government witness and revealed to authorities the organization and governance of the Mafia, information that previously could only be guessed.
Tommaso Buscetta, first important Italian mob leader to break Mafia oath of silence and whose testimony helped convict hundreds of Mafia leaders in Italy and US, dies at age 71; photo (M)