Largest mafia trial

According to Official Guinness Records,

In a trial of Mafia suspects in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, beginning on 10 Feb 1986, a total of 474 people were formally charged, of whom 121 were charged in absentia owing to their flight. In terms of numbers this was the biggest Mafia trial, with 426 found guilty and 19 sentenced to detention in perpetuity.

For a complete list of 1986 records, please visit 1986 Guinness Records in Italy.

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