Jean-Pierre Maldera was driving a BMW, when he was targeted on Wednesday morning by shooters who were chasing him in a stolen car. This former figure in Grenoble banditry was killed during the shooting on the A41 motorway near Grenoble, the Grenoble prosecutor’s office said.
But who is this figure of organized crime whose brother, formerly nicknamed the “godfather” of Grenoble, mysteriously disappeared in 2015?
A “godfather” of the Italian-Grenoble environment
Jean-Pierre Maldera, 71, is one of the “sponsors” of the Italian-Grenobleois in the 1980s. He long reigned in the city, with his brother Robert Maldera. In December 2004, the two men were imprisoned in a case linked to organized crime, in particular for the association of criminals, money laundering, extortion of funds and pimping in organized gang.
Jean-Pierre Maldera had been released in the spring of 2005 following a form of form which led to the cancellation of the entire procedure.
His brother disappeared in 2015
His brother Robert mysteriously disappeared since 2015. In September of that year, when he was 55 years old and considered “the godfather of Grenoble”, he had suddenly vanished, without leaving any trace, after a mysterious meeting in the suburbs of the city. Three people were indicted in this case in 2017, but Robert Maldera’s body has never been found, explains Grenoble here.
During the shooting on Wednesday morning, Jean-Pierre Maldera was driving his BMW when another car went up to its height. A shooter fired. Touched, Maldera tried to get out of his car, but he was completed on site, report here Grenoble. The shooter is always actively sought.
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