▁of ▁a ▁crime ▁family ", ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁press ▁identified ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁one - time ▁b oss ▁of ▁the ▁M af ia ▁organisation ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Tra bia , ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Pal ermo . ▁The ▁Italian ▁deput y ▁prime ▁minister , ▁Angel ino ▁Alf ano , ▁said ▁he ▁is ▁an ▁" important ▁mob ster ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁after ▁R anc ad ore ▁was ▁found ▁not ▁guilty ▁of ▁M af ia ▁related ▁cr imes ▁by ▁Italian ▁courts , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁England . ▁But ▁the ▁Italian ▁courts ▁conv icted ▁R anc ad ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁absent ia ▁of ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁criminal ▁organisation ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁j ail . ▁ ▁England ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁R anc ad ore ▁opened ▁a ▁travel ▁ag ency ▁with ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁While ▁English ▁authorities ▁were ▁aware ▁that ▁R anc ad ore ▁was ▁in ▁London ▁they ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁arrest ▁him ▁because , ▁unlike ▁Italy , ▁in ▁England , ▁M af ia ▁association ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁crime . ▁Italian ▁authorities ▁asked ▁for ▁his ▁extr ad ition ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁denied ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁authorities . ▁According ▁to ▁Vitt orio ▁Ter esi ▁from ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁office ▁in ▁Pal ermo : ▁" The ▁crime ▁of ▁M af ia ▁association ▁is ▁not ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁legal ▁system .