The '' Banda della Magliana '' was involved in criminal activities during the Italian years of lead ( '' anni di piombo '' ) . The Italian justice tied it to other criminal organizations such as the '' Cosa Nostra '' , '' Camorra '' or '' ' Ndrangheta '' , but most importantly also to neofascist activists such as the Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari ( NAR ) , responsible for the 1980 Bologna massacre , the secret services ( SISMI ) and political figures such as Licio Gelli , grand-master of the freemasonic lodge Propaganda Due ( P2 ) . Along with Gladio , the NATO clandestine anti-communist organization , P2 was involved in a strategy of tension during the years of lead which included false flag terrorist attacks . These ties , underground compared to their standard ( i.e. " run-of-the-mill " ) activities ( drug dealing , horserace betting , money laundering , etc. ) , have led the '' Banda '' to be related to the political events of the conflict which divided Italy into two during the Cold War , and in particular to events such as the 1979 assassination of journalist Carmine Pecorelli ; the 1978 murder of former Prime minister Aldo Moro , also leader of the Christian Democracy who was negotiating the historic compromise with the Italian Communist Party ( PCI ) ; the 1982 assassination attempt against Roberto Rosone , vice-president of Banco Ambrosiano ; " banker of God " Roberto Calvi 's 1982 murder ; and also the 1980 Bologna massacre . Finally , the mysterious disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi , a case peripherally linked to former Grey Wolves member Mehmet Ali Ağca 's 1981 Pope John Paul II assassination attempt , has also been related to the gang . Though the Emanuela Orlandi case may not be connected to the " Grey Wolves " , but may have been one of the " run-of-the-mill " Banda della Magliana criminal activities , the Orlandi kidnapping was allegedly designed to persuade the legally immune Vatican Bank to restore inequitably retained funds to Banco Ambrosiano creditors
Bologna massacre
Bologna massacre
Banda della Magliana