The first copy of this book was presented, together with a written account of its contents, to the public prosecutor Giancarlo Capaldo, the director of the District Anti-mafia Office in Rome. It was our duty to give the magistrates advance notice of any matters of judicial significance that might be relevant to their investigations. Various passages in the book identify the instigators and the direct perpetrators of hitherto unsolved or even unknown crimes.
It goes without saying that all our informants’ statements and any accusations that may be contained in them are subject to verification by the magistrates. Any people mentioned in connection with criminal activity must be considered innocent until the judicial authorities have carried out a thorough investigation.