Antonio La Torre

La Torre was born in 1960 to Tiberio La Torre, also a mafia boss and his wife Paolina. He has a brother Augusto La Torre. ==Criminal career==

He is said to have laundered millions of pounds from Italy through his own legitimate businesses (including his own restaurants) through the method of setting up fake companies, taking out loans to order goods from Italy, then bankrupting the companies so that the money was legitimised and the costly imports could be sold for well below their value. On a business trip in 2000 to Amsterdam, he was arrested and extradited to Italy, where he was jailed for 4 years for firearm offences and mafia association. He served only 15 months of his sentence but wasn't allowed to leave the country. On appeal, he was deemed a non-threat and allowed back to Scotland. The charge of "mafia association" dated back to 1984, but extradition was not possible due to there being no such equivalent crime in the UK. ==Personal life==

La Torre had seven children with his now deceased wife Gillian F Strang, an oil industry worker who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and a further three children with his current wife. ==See also==