We all know of the infamous secrecy and tight-lipped family that is the Mafia. Coded messages, hiding in plain sight, evading arrest and capture with wealth and power are all in a day’s work for the organised crime family. Until now…

[T]hey are now increasingly using [social media] to flaunt their power and wealth, according to an investigation by Espresso news magazine.

In images reminiscent of the ridiculed Rich Kids of Instagram, Sicilian boss Domenico Palazotto posted photos of himself lounging aboard gin palaces, cruising in a limousine and drinking champagne.

The 28-year-old mobster, who listed boss of bosses Massimo Messina Denaro among his likes, boasted in an online video about his way of being ‘the original godfather’.

He also joked with a wannabe Mafioso who asked him about opportunities to join the gang.

This may be hiding in plain sight taken to a whole new level, but it may be letting arrogance and youth get in the way of everything that we have come to know as The Mafia.

Check out The Daily Mail for more pics and info.