Maurizio Di Gati

Maurizio Di Gati (Italian pronunciation: [mauˈrittsjo di ˈɡaːti]; born July 10, 1966, in Racalmuto) is a Sicilian mafioso and considered to be the boss of the Agrigento province before his arrest in November 2006.

Di Gati was born in Racalmuto, in the province of Agrigento, the hometown of the famous Sicilian writer Leonardo Sciascia.

[1][2] He was supposed to be made capoprovincia at a meeting of Mafia families from Agrigento on July 14, 2002, in Santa Margherita di Belice.

He stepped aside as provincial boss for Falsone due to the opposition of Provenzano to his position and after the arrest of Giuffrè.

[1] In December 2006 he decided to become a collaborating state witness and whisteblower on the cosa nostra corleonesi clan (pentito).