Questions are bring asked about why a lavish funeral for Vittorio Casamonica, a purported Italian crime boss, was allowed through the streets of Rome<br /><br /> A brass band played music from “The Godfather” movie as a helicopter showered hundreds of mourners with red rose petals.<br /><br /> “This is our religion,” said Casamonica’s nephew <br />Marco Spinel. “This is how we organise our funerals. He wanted the horses, and we delivered the horses.”<br /><br /> Six horses, over 200 cars including a Rolls Royce and hundreds of people — for a man whose family has been accused of racketeering and extortion — with no controls. <br /><br /> Italian media reported family members under house arrest were authorised to take part in the ceremony. <br /><br /> “Five hundred people from the Casamonica family were there – who could have stopped them?,” asked Giancarlo Manieri, Don Bosco church parson. “If this was the boss, and he did all what you’re telling me, can I ask why was he not in prison?<br /><br /> Posters showing the so-called boss depicted as some
