#7- Exploiting News
Unless you've pulled a Jarred Leto and been living in isolation in the dessert you've definitely heard about the Coronavirus. This is bad news for most businesses. Movie theaters, many restaurants, and other establishments. However, business has never been better for the Mafia. I know what you're thinking, "this sounds like a bad movie". It does but it's still true. The Mafia in Italy has used the news of the virus to their advantage, people are scared to go out an look for essentials which is allowing them to come in and provide them for low income neighborhoods for a price. They have are also more aware of police presence and safe locations for their deeds due to the massive amount of information being televised for the safety of the Italian people. They are fear mongering in a way that benefits them. It is said that much of the stimulus checks that these citizens will receive has been traded away to the Mafia for basic needs. They ar...