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	\| organization = [[Nostrini crime family]]		\| organization = [[Nostrini crime family]]
	\| known_for = Leading the Nostrini crime family from 1908 to 1931		\| known_for = Leading the Nostrini crime family from 1908 to 1931
			\| title = Capintesta of the Nostrini crime family
			\| term = 4 September 1908 – 6 February 1931
			\| predecessor = [[Carmine Nostrini]]
			\| successor = [[Salvatore Nostrini]]
	\| party = [[National Fascist Party]]		\| party = [[National Fascist Party]]
	\| spouse = [[Teresa Romano]] (m. 1871)		\| spouse = [[Teresa Romano]] (m. 1871)
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	Raffaele also reviewed unpaid gambling debts. He decided when a payment could be delayed. His reports to Carmine stated the total income received. Businesses that refused to pay were visited by guards under [[Luigi Nostrini]]. As the system grew, warehouse clerks maintained the collection records. Bookkeepers checked their totals against the money delivered to Raffaele.		Raffaele also reviewed unpaid gambling debts. He decided when a payment could be delayed. His reports to Carmine stated the total income received. Businesses that refused to pay were visited by guards under [[Luigi Nostrini]]. As the system grew, warehouse clerks maintained the collection records. Bookkeepers checked their totals against the money delivered to Raffaele.

	Raffaele coordinated this work with his brothers. [[Vincenzo Nostrini]] managed gambling payments near the port. Luigi directed the guards. [[Michele Nostrini]] maintained the debt records, which allowed Raffaele to review unpaid balances. [[Pasquale Nostrini]] managed payments from private rooms. By the late 1880s, Raffaele directed daily operations. Carmine continued to settle disputes and approve appointments.		Raffaele coordinated this work with his brothers. [[Vincenzo Nostrini]] managed gambling payments near the port. Luigi directed the guards. [[Michele Nostrini]] maintained the debt records, which allowed Raffaele to review unpaid balances. [[Pasquale Nostrini]] managed payments from private rooms.

			From 1878 to 1884, Raffaele helped fight the [[Società della Lanterna]], a Genoese criminal organization trying to seize the Naples port. After Carmine rejected [[Lorenzo Bruzzo]]'s proposal to divide port income, Raffaele identified merchants who had accepted Lanterna credit. Collection records then led him to the officials and warehouse owners supporting the rival group.

			The [[Nostrini–Lanterna conflict]] involved attacks on collectors and the destruction of cargo. Both organizations abducted and killed members accused of informing. After a failed attempt on Carmine in 1881, Raffaele selected the Lanterna businesses targeted in the Nostrini retaliation. Records obtained from a shipping clerk later exposed the rival payment network. The Nostrini destroyed the Lanterna's Naples leadership in 1884 and absorbed part of its cartage and warehouse network.

			By the late 1880s, Raffaele directed daily operations. Carmine continued to settle disputes and approve appointments.

	== Leadership of the organization ==		== Leadership of the organization ==
	Carmine died on 4 September 1908. Raffaele succeeded him as ~~head~~ of the Nostrini crime family.<ref name="carmine-death" /> His brothers became the first members of ~~an internal council~~. Each brother advised Raffaele on the part of the business he already managed. The council administered the criminal organization. Succession within the wider [[Noord family]] remained under its existing family authority.		Carmine died on 4 September 1908. Raffaele succeeded him as ''capintesta'' of the Nostrini crime family.<ref name="carmine-death" /> His brothers became the first members of the ''consiglio maggiore''. Each brother advised Raffaele on the part of the business he already managed. The council administered the criminal organization. Succession within the wider [[Noord family]] remained under its existing family authority.

	Raffaele ~~established~~ a records office ~~within one of the~~ property ~~businesses used by the organization~~. Its clerks ~~maintained~~ leases ~~for premises whose registered proprietors cooperated with him. Private ownership records identified proprietors~~ who held property ~~on behalf~~ of the ~~organization~~. ~~Internal~~ ledgers recorded protection ~~payments~~ and ~~outstanding debts. The books shown~~ to ~~tax~~ officials ~~contained only the income declared by each business~~. ~~A separate set recorded criminal income. It~~ also ~~identified payments made to public officials. Clerks~~ copied contracts ~~by hand~~ and ~~preserved~~ Raffaele~~'s decisions in correspondence~~.		Raffaele hid a records office inside a property business. Its clerks kept leases and named the business owners who secretly held Nostrini property. One set of books showed tax officials the declared income. Secret ledgers recorded protection money, unpaid debts and bribes to officials. The clerks also copied contracts and kept written orders from Raffaele.

	~~District~~ managers supervised collectors ~~assigned to defined~~ parts of Naples. A secretary ~~recorded each decision and prepared the resulting correspondence. Money sent to the central office passed through~~ a cashier~~, who~~ checked it against the ~~collection~~ ledgers. Guards protected ~~controlled premises. They also enforced demands against~~ businesses ~~that failed~~ to pay. Couriers carried records between the ~~central~~ office and individual ~~establishments~~.		Regional managers supervised collectors in different parts of Naples. A secretary wrote down Raffaele's decisions, while a cashier checked incoming money against the ledgers. Guards protected Nostrini businesses and attacked owners who refused to pay. Couriers carried records between the main office and individual premises.

	The ~~organization~~ continued to earn money from private clubs~~. Gambling~~ debts ~~remained another source of income~~. Raffaele ~~used cooperating businessmen to conceal~~ some ~~extortion~~ payments as ordinary ~~expenses~~. A shopkeeper ~~could~~ be ~~compelled~~ to ~~hire~~ a ~~designated cartage operator. Another proprietor might be required to~~ pay guards assigned by Luigi. The ~~cooperating proprietor~~ collected the ~~charge before passing~~ the ~~Nostrini~~ share to Raffaele's cashier. Debtors ~~who failed to repay private loans~~ could ~~be forced to transfer~~ their businesses to ~~proprietors~~ selected by the ~~organization~~. ~~Agreements with cartage operators gave~~ the ~~Nostrini access to~~ cargo ~~at the port. Cooperating warehouse proprietors stored diverted goods~~ and ~~helped enforce~~ commercial debts.		The family continued to earn money from private clubs and gambling debts. Raffaele hid some protection payments in ordinary business accounts. A shopkeeper might be forced to use a transport company chosen by the Nostrini or pay guards assigned by Luigi. The business owner collected the money and passed the family's share to Raffaele's cashier. Debtors could lose their businesses to owners selected by the Nostrini. Allied hauliers and warehouse owners also helped the family steal cargo and collect commercial debts.

	== First World War ==		== First World War ==
	During the [[First World War]], Raffaele ~~arranged for cooperating cartage operators to carry~~ military and commercial cargo through Naples. ~~Warehouse proprietors within his network~~ rented space to government contractors~~. Clerks in~~ municipal ~~offices~~ directed supply work to ~~businessmen recommended~~ by the ~~organization~~. ~~Some~~ delivery records ~~understated the~~ cargo ~~received. The missing portion was~~ sold ~~through merchants who shared~~ the ~~proceeds with Raffaele~~. ~~Cartage operators used part of their profit to acquire additional~~ vehicles~~. The organization decided~~ which drivers received work ~~from those operators, increasing its influence over~~ port ~~labour~~.		During the [[First World War]], hauliers working with Raffaele carried military and commercial cargo through Naples. Allied warehouse owners rented space to government contractors, while municipal clerks directed supply work to businesses chosen by the family. False delivery records concealed stolen cargo, which merchants sold for the Nostrini. The profits bought more vehicles and helped the family decide which drivers received work at the port.

	== Relations with Italian Fascism ==		== Relations with Italian Fascism ==
	After the war, Raffaele financed Fascist organizers in Naples. Nostrini premises provided rooms for their meetings. Cartage operators within his network moved party personnel to political gatherings. The organization sent guards against socialist organizers. These guards also confronted striking workers employed by cooperating businesses. Salvatore became the organization's liaison with local Fascist officials.		After the war, Raffaele financed Fascist organizers in Naples. Nostrini premises provided rooms for their meetings. Cartage operators within his network moved party personnel to political gatherings. The organization sent guards against socialist organizers. These guards also confronted striking workers employed by cooperating businesses. Salvatore became the organization's liaison with local Fascist officials.

	On 24 October 1922, Raffaele and Salvatore met [[Benito Mussolini]] at the [[Grand Hotel Vesuvio]] after the Fascist gathering in Naples. ~~The introduction was arranged through~~ [[Aurelio Padovani]]~~, who led~~ the ~~Fascist organization in the Naples area~~. Raffaele ~~agreed to obtain~~ trucks ~~from cartage operators who owed him money or protection. Cooperating~~ warehouse ~~proprietors made storage~~ space ~~available to Fascist organizers. The Nostrini supplied drivers and assigned guards to~~ the ~~stored property~~. ~~Raffaele~~ also ~~financed~~ food ~~for the transported personnel~~. Mussolini promised ~~access to~~ government transport work ~~for businessmen~~ recommended by Raffaele ~~after~~ the Fascists took power. ~~Local party~~ officials ~~subsequently conveyed those recommendations to the~~ public offices ~~that awarded the work~~.		On 24 October 1922, Raffaele and Salvatore met [[Benito Mussolini]] at the [[Grand Hotel Vesuvio]] after the Fascist gathering in Naples. Local Fascist leader [[Aurelio Padovani]] arranged the introduction. Raffaele promised trucks, drivers, guards and warehouse space for the movement. He also paid for food. Mussolini promised government transport work to businesses recommended by Raffaele if the Fascists took power. Party officials later pressured public offices to award those contracts.

	Raffaele ~~became a member~~ and ~~financial patron of~~ the National Fascist Party. During the anti-crime campaign in Campania in 1926 and 1927, he publicly supported the government~~. The organization~~ gave investigators information about independent rivals. Authorities prosecuted ~~lower-ranking~~ collectors and closed premises ~~that~~ the ~~organization could abandon without disrupting its income~~. Senior ~~administrators moved~~ records ~~that identified~~ party officials. ~~Businessmen protected by the organization retained~~ their contracts because they were not registered as ~~Nostrini enterprises~~. ~~Cooperating proprietors~~ acquired premises taken from ~~rival operators~~.		Raffaele joined and financed the National Fascist Party. During the anti-crime campaign in Campania in 1926 and 1927, he publicly supported the government and gave investigators information about independent rivals. Authorities prosecuted expendable collectors and closed premises the family no longer needed. Senior members hid records naming party officials. Nostrini-backed businesses kept their contracts because they were not registered as family property. Allied owners also acquired premises taken from rivals.

	By the late 1920s, ~~the organization's share of~~ public ~~contracts produced~~ more ~~income~~ than the original clubs. ~~Cartage operators~~ paid Raffaele ~~for recommendations that secured~~ port work~~. Warehouse proprietors surrendered~~ part of ~~the money received for storing public supplies~~. Demolition ~~contractors~~ paid for protection and access to municipal officials. Labour agents ~~supplied temporary workers to these contractors and~~ deducted ~~a payment for the organization~~ from ~~their~~ wages. ~~Cooperating businesses~~ inflated invoices ~~to increase the value of each contract. They also recorded~~ incomplete deliveries ~~as complete~~. The ~~excess was divided between the proprietor~~, the Nostrini ~~administration~~ and the official ~~who protected~~ the fraud.		By the late 1920s, public-contract fraud earned more money than the original clubs. Hauliers paid Raffaele to secure port work, and warehouse owners gave him part of their government payments. Demolition companies paid for protection and access to municipal officials. Labour agents also deducted Nostrini payments from workers' wages. Businesses inflated invoices or claimed that incomplete deliveries were finished. The owner, the Nostrini and the official protecting the fraud divided the extra money.

	== Death and succession ==		== Death and succession ==

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	Carmine died on 4 September 1908. Raffaele succeeded him as head of the Nostrini crime family.<ref name="carmine-death" /> His brothers became the first members of an internal council. Each brother advised Raffaele on the part of the business he already managed. The council administered the criminal organization. Succession within the wider [[Noord family]] remained under its existing family authority.		Carmine died on 4 September 1908. Raffaele succeeded him as head of the Nostrini crime family.<ref name="carmine-death" /> His brothers became the first members of an internal council. Each brother advised Raffaele on the part of the business he already managed. The council administered the criminal organization. Succession within the wider [[Noord family]] remained under its existing family authority.

	Raffaele established a ~~central~~ office ~~under~~ the ~~cover of a~~ property ~~administration business~~. Its ~~staff~~ maintained ~~the~~ leases ~~used by controlled~~ premises. ~~Separate~~ ownership records identified ~~the nominees~~ who ~~formally~~ held ~~those properties~~. Internal ledgers recorded protection payments and outstanding debts. The ~~official~~ books ~~attributed~~ income ~~to legitimate businesses~~. ~~Criminal~~ income ~~was entered into a second set of books, which~~ also ~~recorded~~ payments to ~~corrupt~~ officials. Clerks copied contracts by hand~~. They~~ preserved ~~administrative~~ decisions ~~through~~ correspondence ~~and stamped receipts~~.		Raffaele established a records office within one of the property businesses used by the organization. Its clerks maintained leases for premises whose registered proprietors cooperated with him. Private ownership records identified proprietors who held property on behalf of the organization. Internal ledgers recorded protection payments and outstanding debts. The books shown to tax officials contained only the income declared by each business. A separate set recorded criminal income. It also identified payments made to public officials. Clerks copied contracts by hand and preserved Raffaele's decisions in correspondence.

	District managers supervised collectors assigned to defined parts of Naples. A secretary recorded each decision and prepared the resulting correspondence. Money sent to the central office passed through a cashier, who checked it against the collection ledgers. Guards protected controlled premises. They also enforced demands against businesses that failed to pay. Couriers carried records between the central office and individual establishments.		District managers supervised collectors assigned to defined parts of Naples. A secretary recorded each decision and prepared the resulting correspondence. Money sent to the central office passed through a cashier, who checked it against the collection ledgers. Guards protected controlled premises. They also enforced demands against businesses that failed to pay. Couriers carried records between the central office and individual establishments.

	The organization continued to earn money from private clubs. Gambling debts remained another source of income. Raffaele ~~concealed~~ some extortion payments as ~~charges for services supplied by controlled companies~~. A ~~business~~ could be compelled to ~~use Nostrini transport or~~ pay a Nostrini ~~company for security~~. Debtors who failed to repay private loans could ~~lose~~ their businesses to ~~nominee owners~~. ~~Nostrini companies also entered port~~ cartage~~. Their warehouse work~~ gave the ~~organization~~ access to cargo and ~~enabled it to~~ enforce commercial debts.		The organization continued to earn money from private clubs. Gambling debts remained another source of income. Raffaele used cooperating businessmen to conceal some extortion payments as ordinary expenses. A shopkeeper could be compelled to hire a designated cartage operator. Another proprietor might be required to pay guards assigned by Luigi. The cooperating proprietor collected the charge before passing the Nostrini share to Raffaele's cashier. Debtors who failed to repay private loans could be forced to transfer their businesses to proprietors selected by the organization. Agreements with cartage operators gave the Nostrini access to cargo at the port. Cooperating warehouse proprietors stored diverted goods and helped enforce commercial debts.

	== First World War ==		== First World War ==
	During the [[First World War]], ~~controlled transport companies carried~~ cargo through Naples. ~~The organization~~ rented ~~warehouse~~ space to contractors. ~~Municipal contacts also~~ directed supply work to ~~Nostrini companies~~. Some delivery records understated the cargo received~~, allowing~~ part of ~~a shipment~~ to ~~be sold outside the authorized transaction. The resulting profits financed~~ additional vehicles. ~~Control of~~ those ~~vehicles increased the organization's~~ influence over port labour.		During the [[First World War]], Raffaele arranged for cooperating cartage operators to carry military and commercial cargo through Naples. Warehouse proprietors within his network rented space to government contractors. Clerks in municipal offices directed supply work to businessmen recommended by the organization. Some delivery records understated the cargo received. The missing portion was sold through merchants who shared the proceeds with Raffaele. Cartage operators used part of their profit to acquire additional vehicles. The organization decided which drivers received work from those operators, increasing its influence over port labour.

	== Relations with Italian Fascism ==		== Relations with Italian Fascism ==
	After the war, Raffaele financed Fascist organizers in Naples. Nostrini premises provided rooms for their meetings. ~~Controlled transport businesses~~ moved party personnel to political gatherings. The organization sent guards against socialist organizers. These guards also confronted striking workers ~~at controlled~~ businesses. Salvatore became the ~~family~~'s ~~public~~ liaison with local Fascist officials.		After the war, Raffaele financed Fascist organizers in Naples. Nostrini premises provided rooms for their meetings. Cartage operators within his network moved party personnel to political gatherings. The organization sent guards against socialist organizers. These guards also confronted striking workers employed by cooperating businesses. Salvatore became the organization's liaison with local Fascist officials.

	On 24 October 1922, Raffaele and Salvatore met [[Benito Mussolini]] at the [[Hotel Vesuvio]] after the Fascist gathering in Naples. Raffaele agreed to ~~supply~~ trucks. ~~He also~~ made ~~warehouse~~ space available to Fascist organizers. The ~~organization provided~~ drivers ~~for its vehicles~~ and guards ~~for~~ the stored property. Raffaele financed ~~the~~ food ~~required during~~ the ~~transport operation~~. Mussolini promised ~~that Nostrini companies would gain~~ access to transport ~~contracts~~ after the Fascists took power~~. The agreement also covered storage work~~. Local party officials subsequently ~~handled routine requests, which passed~~ to the ~~relevant municipal intermediaries~~.		On 24 October 1922, Raffaele and Salvatore met [[Benito Mussolini]] at the [[Grand Hotel Vesuvio]] after the Fascist gathering in Naples. The introduction was arranged through [[Aurelio Padovani]], who led the Fascist organization in the Naples area. Raffaele agreed to obtain trucks from cartage operators who owed him money or protection. Cooperating warehouse proprietors made storage space available to Fascist organizers. The Nostrini supplied drivers and assigned guards to the stored property. Raffaele also financed food for the transported personnel. Mussolini promised access to government transport work for businessmen recommended by Raffaele after the Fascists took power. Local party officials subsequently conveyed those recommendations to the public offices that awarded the work.

	Raffaele became a member and financial patron of the National Fascist Party. During the anti-crime campaign in Campania in 1926 and 1927, he publicly supported the government. The organization gave investigators information about independent rivals. Authorities prosecuted lower-ranking collectors and closed ~~businesses~~ that the organization could abandon without disrupting its ~~central administration~~. Senior administrators moved records that identified party officials. ~~Controlled companies continued to receive~~ contracts. ~~Managers who cooperated with the organization~~ acquired premises ~~lost by~~ rival operators.		Raffaele became a member and financial patron of the National Fascist Party. During the anti-crime campaign in Campania in 1926 and 1927, he publicly supported the government. The organization gave investigators information about independent rivals. Authorities prosecuted lower-ranking collectors and closed premises that the organization could abandon without disrupting its income. Senior administrators moved records that identified party officials. Businessmen protected by the organization retained their contracts because they were not registered as Nostrini enterprises. Cooperating proprietors acquired premises taken from rival operators.

	By the late 1920s, public contracts produced more income than the original clubs. ~~Controlled companies received~~ port ~~haulage~~ work. Warehouse ~~contracts paid them to store~~ public supplies. Demolition ~~work created additional~~ municipal ~~income, while labour offices~~ supplied temporary workers to contractors. ~~The organization~~ inflated invoices to increase the value of each contract. It also recorded incomplete deliveries as complete. ~~Corrupt officials received part of~~ the ~~excess payment~~.		By the late 1920s, the organization's share of public contracts produced more income than the original clubs. Cartage operators paid Raffaele for recommendations that secured port work. Warehouse proprietors surrendered part of the money received for storing public supplies. Demolition contractors paid for protection and access to municipal officials. Labour agents supplied temporary workers to these contractors and deducted a payment for the organization from their wages. Cooperating businesses inflated invoices to increase the value of each contract. They also recorded incomplete deliveries as complete. The excess was divided between the proprietor, the Nostrini administration and the official who protected the fraud.

	== Death and succession ==		== Death and succession ==

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1848\|4\|16\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1848\|4\|16\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Naples]], [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]]		\| birth_place = [[Naples]], [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]]
			\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1931\|2\|6\|1848\|4\|16\|df=yes}}
			\| death_place = [[Naples]], [[Kingdom of Italy]]
	\| occupation = Crime boss		\| occupation = Crime boss
	\| era = [[Pre-Vader Era]]		\| years_active = 14 March 1872 – 6 February 1931
			\| era = {{hlist\|[[Pre-Vader Era]]\|[[Vader Era]]}}
	\| criminal_status = Deceased		\| criminal_status = Deceased
	~~\| criminal_activities = Club collections and organized crime operations in Naples~~
	\| organization = [[Nostrini crime family]]		\| organization = [[Nostrini crime family]]
	\| known_for = ~~Succeeding~~ [[~~Carmine~~ Nostrini]] ~~as head of the Nostrini crime family~~		\| known_for = Leading the Nostrini crime family from 1908 to 1931
	\| ~~father~~ = [[Carmine Nostrini]]		\| party = [[National Fascist Party]]
	\| ~~mother =~~ [[Rosalia Esposito]]		\| spouse = [[Teresa Romano]] (m. 1871)
			\| children = [[Salvatore Nostrini]]
			\| parents = {{ubl\|[[Carmine Nostrini]]\|[[Rosalia Esposito]]}}
	\| family = [[Noord family]]		\| family = [[Noord family]]
	}}		}}

	'''Raffaele Nostrini''' was an Italian crime ~~figure from~~ the Nostrini family~~, the early form of the~~ [[~~Noord family~~]]. He ~~was~~ the ~~eldest son of~~ [[Carmine Nostrini]] ~~and [[Rosalia Esposito]]~~, and later ~~succeeded his father as head of~~ the ~~[[Nostrini crime family]]~~.~~<ref name="carmine">''~~[[~~Carmine Nostrini~~]]~~'', personal life and death sections~~.~~</ref>~~		'''Raffaele Nostrini''' (16 April 1848 – 6 February 1931) was an Italian crime boss who led the [[Nostrini crime family]] in [[Naples]] from 4 September 1908 until his death. He entered the organization under his father, [[Carmine Nostrini]]. Before succeeding Carmine, he reorganized how the organization collected and recorded payments. His later expansion into port businesses gave the organization access to public contracts. He also established its political relationship with the [[National Fascist Party]].

	== ~~Family background~~ ==		== Early life and family ==
	Raffaele ~~Nostrini~~ was born ~~on 16 April 1848~~. He was the eldest ~~child~~ of Carmine ~~Nostrini and Rosalia Esposito~~. His siblings included [[Vincenzo Nostrini]], [[Beatrice Nostrini Ferrara\|Beatrice Nostrini]], [[Luigi Nostrini]], [[Michele Nostrini]], [[Adelina Nostrini Russo\|Adelina Nostrini]], [[Pasquale Nostrini]], and [[Elena Nostrini Sorrentino\|Elena Nostrini]].		Raffaele was born in Naples to Carmine Nostrini and [[Rosalia Esposito]]. He was the eldest of their eight children. His brothers later held defined positions in Carmine's organization. His sisters married men connected to its commercial network.<ref name="carmine-personal" />

	== Career ==		Raffaele married [[Teresa Romano]] on 15 September 1871. Their son, [[Salvatore Nostrini]], was born on 2 February 1873. Salvatore first learned arithmetic. He later received instruction in bookkeeping and commercial correspondence.
	On 14 March 1872, Carmine ~~Nostrini~~ placed Raffaele in charge of ~~club~~ collections ~~for~~ the family ~~operation~~ in ~~Naples~~. ~~After~~ Carmine~~'s death~~ on 4 September 1908, Raffaele succeeded him as head of the [[Nostrini crime family]].<ref name="carmine" />
			== Career under Carmine Nostrini ==
			On 14 March 1872, Carmine placed Raffaele in charge of collections from the family's clubs.<ref name="carmine-career" /> Raffaele replaced irregular visits with fixed weekly payment days. He assigned collectors to specific streets and made them record payments in handwritten ledgers. Numbered receipts carried the names of legitimate businesses so that the payments appeared to be ordinary commercial expenses.

			Raffaele also reviewed unpaid gambling debts. He decided when a payment could be delayed. His reports to Carmine stated the total income received. Businesses that refused to pay were visited by guards under [[Luigi Nostrini]]. As the system grew, warehouse clerks maintained the collection records. Bookkeepers checked their totals against the money delivered to Raffaele.

			Raffaele coordinated this work with his brothers. [[Vincenzo Nostrini]] managed gambling payments near the port. Luigi directed the guards. [[Michele Nostrini]] maintained the debt records, which allowed Raffaele to review unpaid balances. [[Pasquale Nostrini]] managed payments from private rooms. By the late 1880s, Raffaele directed daily operations. Carmine continued to settle disputes and approve appointments.

			== Leadership of the organization ==
			Carmine died on 4 September 1908. Raffaele succeeded him as head of the Nostrini crime family.<ref name="carmine-death" /> His brothers became the first members of an internal council. Each brother advised Raffaele on the part of the business he already managed. The council administered the criminal organization. Succession within the wider [[Noord family]] remained under its existing family authority.

			Raffaele established a central office under the cover of a property administration business. Its staff maintained the leases used by controlled premises. Separate ownership records identified the nominees who formally held those properties. Internal ledgers recorded protection payments and outstanding debts. The official books attributed income to legitimate businesses. Criminal income was entered into a second set of books, which also recorded payments to corrupt officials. Clerks copied contracts by hand. They preserved administrative decisions through correspondence and stamped receipts.

			District managers supervised collectors assigned to defined parts of Naples. A secretary recorded each decision and prepared the resulting correspondence. Money sent to the central office passed through a cashier, who checked it against the collection ledgers. Guards protected controlled premises. They also enforced demands against businesses that failed to pay. Couriers carried records between the central office and individual establishments.

			The organization continued to earn money from private clubs. Gambling debts remained another source of income. Raffaele concealed some extortion payments as charges for services supplied by controlled companies. A business could be compelled to use Nostrini transport or pay a Nostrini company for security. Debtors who failed to repay private loans could lose their businesses to nominee owners. Nostrini companies also entered port cartage. Their warehouse work gave the organization access to cargo and enabled it to enforce commercial debts.

			== First World War ==
			During the [[First World War]], controlled transport companies carried cargo through Naples. The organization rented warehouse space to contractors. Municipal contacts also directed supply work to Nostrini companies. Some delivery records understated the cargo received, allowing part of a shipment to be sold outside the authorized transaction. The resulting profits financed additional vehicles. Control of those vehicles increased the organization's influence over port labour.

			== Relations with Italian Fascism ==
			After the war, Raffaele financed Fascist organizers in Naples. Nostrini premises provided rooms for their meetings. Controlled transport businesses moved party personnel to political gatherings. The organization sent guards against socialist organizers. These guards also confronted striking workers at controlled businesses. Salvatore became the family's public liaison with local Fascist officials.

			On 24 October 1922, Raffaele and Salvatore met [[Benito Mussolini]] at the [[Hotel Vesuvio]] after the Fascist gathering in Naples. Raffaele agreed to supply trucks. He also made warehouse space available to Fascist organizers. The organization provided drivers for its vehicles and guards for the stored property. Raffaele financed the food required during the transport operation. Mussolini promised that Nostrini companies would gain access to transport contracts after the Fascists took power. The agreement also covered storage work. Local party officials subsequently handled routine requests, which passed to the relevant municipal intermediaries.

			Raffaele became a member and financial patron of the National Fascist Party. During the anti-crime campaign in Campania in 1926 and 1927, he publicly supported the government. The organization gave investigators information about independent rivals. Authorities prosecuted lower-ranking collectors and closed businesses that the organization could abandon without disrupting its central administration. Senior administrators moved records that identified party officials. Controlled companies continued to receive contracts. Managers who cooperated with the organization acquired premises lost by rival operators.

			By the late 1920s, public contracts produced more income than the original clubs. Controlled companies received port haulage work. Warehouse contracts paid them to store public supplies. Demolition work created additional municipal income, while labour offices supplied temporary workers to contractors. The organization inflated invoices to increase the value of each contract. It also recorded incomplete deliveries as complete. Corrupt officials received part of the excess payment.

			== Death and succession ==
			Raffaele's health declined during 1930. Salvatore began chairing meetings and approving contracts on his behalf. Raffaele died in Naples on 6 February 1931 at the age of 82.

			The senior administrators met after his death. Salvatore presented the ownership records. He also showed that he controlled the organization's political agreements. Raffaele's surviving brothers attended through their representatives when necessary. The meeting recognized Salvatore as boss, and he formally assumed control on 7 February. The organization's political intermediary informed Fascist officials of the succession. Its existing contracts then continued under Salvatore.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Carmine Nostrini]]		* [[Carmine Nostrini]]
	* [[Nostrini crime family]]		* [[Nostrini crime family]]
			* [[Salvatore Nostrini]]
	* [[Noord family]]		* [[Noord family]]
	* [[Pre-Vader Era]]

	== References ==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist\|refs=
			<ref name="carmine-personal">"[[Carmine Nostrini#Personal life\|Personal life]]". ''Carmine Nostrini''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			<ref name="carmine-career">"[[Carmine Nostrini#Career\|Career]]". ''Carmine Nostrini''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			<ref name="carmine-death">"[[Carmine Nostrini#Death\|Death]]". ''Carmine Nostrini''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			}}

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{{Infobox criminal
| name = Raffaele Nostrini
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1848|4|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Naples]], [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]]
| occupation = Crime boss
| era = [[Pre-Vader Era]]
| criminal_status = Deceased
| criminal_activities = Club collections and organized crime operations in Naples
| organization = [[Nostrini crime family]]
| known_for = Succeeding [[Carmine Nostrini]] as head of the Nostrini crime family
| father = [[Carmine Nostrini]]
| mother = [[Rosalia Esposito]]
| family = [[Noord family]]
}}

'''Raffaele Nostrini''' was an Italian crime figure from the Nostrini family, the early form of the [[Noord family]]. He was the eldest son of [[Carmine Nostrini]] and [[Rosalia Esposito]], and later succeeded his father as head of the [[Nostrini crime family]].<ref name="carmine">''[[Carmine Nostrini]]'', personal life and death sections.</ref>

== Family background ==
Raffaele Nostrini was born on 16 April 1848. He was the eldest child of Carmine Nostrini and Rosalia Esposito. His siblings included [[Vincenzo Nostrini]], [[Beatrice Nostrini Ferrara|Beatrice Nostrini]], [[Luigi Nostrini]], [[Michele Nostrini]], [[Adelina Nostrini Russo|Adelina Nostrini]], [[Pasquale Nostrini]], and [[Elena Nostrini Sorrentino|Elena Nostrini]].

== Career ==
On 14 March 1872, Carmine Nostrini placed Raffaele in charge of club collections for the family operation in Naples. After Carmine's death on 4 September 1908, Raffaele succeeded him as head of the [[Nostrini crime family]].<ref name="carmine" />

== See also ==
* [[Carmine Nostrini]]
* [[Nostrini crime family]]
* [[Noord family]]
* [[Pre-Vader Era]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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