Marius Modafferi

Marius Modafferi is the eldest son of Bruno Modafferi and for a short period of time during 1970s he was the successor to the Modafferi 'ndrina.

Biography
Marius engaged in his father's crime empire from a very early age after leaving school at the age of 14. In his early twenties Marius took up professional boxing and gained a reputation as a powerful and violent fighter which soon spread to the street where he used this fighting talent for standing over rivals and building his respect through force. This eventually made him the most hated gangster on the east coast.

The Modafferi clan operated out of Sydney but held onto important territory in Melbourne such as sections of the docklands and stakes in the fruit and vegetable markets. In 1964 Marius officially took over as his father's representative in Melbourne and set about expanding the clans interests into prostitution, opening up a string of high-class brothels that were frequented by politicians and top cops. His thirst for power continued to drive him to look further into illegal activities and in 1966 he approached Salvatore Miot (head of the Miot 'ndrina operating in the New South Wales Riverina) to buy marijuana directly and distribute through his control of the Melbourne fruit and vegetable markets.

The business aragement with the Miot clan opened a new chapter in the mafia's acvtivites in the country and the Australian cannabis boom was born. This brought a new found wealth to the vast empire and Marius was then step up as a strong contender to become his father's successor.

Personality
Marius is a hot-head who employees thuggish brutality in business. With the ability to manipulate he was able to cut-out his younger half-brother from assuming control of the Modaferri clan but doing this sees him lose the respect of much of the clan.