Corsican organized-crime figure regarded by investigators as a pillar of the Brise de Mer and associated with the GENEVA_ROBBERY_1990" href="https://roguesbook.com/story/ubs-geneva-robbery-1990/">1990 UBS Geneva robbery; murdered in Porto-Vecchio in 2008.
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Background
Casanova rose through the Corsican grand-banditisme milieu and was regarded by investigators as one of the pillars of the Brise de Mer.
Network
He was linked by investigators to the spectacular 1990 robbery of the UBS headquarters in Geneva, in which tens of millions of Swiss francs were stolen.
Major event
After years spent evading arrest and moving through international networks, he emerged as a major figure in the succession struggles within Corsican organized crime.
Legal status
He was assassinated at close range near Porto-Vecchio in April 2008.
Graph role
His graph role connects Corsica, Geneva, Brise de Mer, Jean-Luc Germani and the violent fragmentation that followed.
Death
– Date: 23 April 2008 – Place: Porto-Vecchio, Corsica – Cause / finding: shot dead
Network links
– Brise de Mer — investigator-identified senior figure – 1990 UBS Geneva robbery — investigator-linked figure – Murder of Richard Casanova — victim – Porto-Vecchio — murder location – Geneva — robbery context
Direct people links
– Jean-Luc Germani — brother-in-law / later successor figure in the same Corsican milieu
Sources
– Le Monde. Richard Casanova, parrain corse, a été abattu à l'arme de guerre dans un guet-apens (2008-04-24). https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2008/04/24/richard-casanova-parrain-corse-a-ete-abattu-a-l-arme-de-guerre-dans-un-guet-apens_1037987_3224.html – Le Monde. Corse : l’ancien fugitif Germani devant la justice (2016-02-06). https://www.lemonde.fr/police-justice/article/2016/02/06/corse-l-ancien-fugitif-germani-devant-la-justice_4860715_1653578.html
Key events
1990 UBS Geneva robbery
March 1990 armed robbery at the UBS headquarters in Geneva in which roughly 31 million Swiss francs were stolen; French investigators linked several Brise…
Murder of Richard Casanova
April 2008 professional-style assassination of Corsican organized-crime figure Richard Casanova in Porto-Vecchio.
People, groups and places
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References
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[1]Corse : l’ancien fugitif Germani devant la justiceTier 2MentionsSupportsView source ↗
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[2]Richard Casanova, parrain corse, a été abattu à l'arme de guerre dans un guet-apensTier 2MentionsSupportsView source ↗