Italian Police Uncover Dead Mob Boss’s $230 Million Business Empire NYT | Top Stories Ephrat Livni 29 May 2026 at 08:23 When Matteo Messina Denaro died in 2023, many of his secrets died with him. That began to change with a tip about a wealthy Sicilian woman’s significant assets in a tiny European principality. © Carabinieri, via Associated PressMatteo Messina Denaro being led from a police station after his arrest in Palermo in 2023.