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Bernardo Provenzano (Italian pronunciation: [berˈnardo provenˈtsaːno]; born January 31 1933 in Corleone Sicily) is a member of the Sicilian Mafia (Cosa Nostra) and is suspected of having been the head of the Corleonesi a Mafia faction that originated in the town of Corleone and de facto capo di tutti capi (boss of bosses) of the entire Sicilian Mafia until his arrest in 2006.His nickname is Binnu u tratturi (Sicilian for Binnie the tractor) because in the words of one informant he mows people down. Another nickname is The Accountant due to his apparently subtle and low-key approach to running his crime empire at least in contrast to some of his more violent predecessors.