The Banda's was involved with the usual activities of Italian criminal gangs (drug dealing, horserace betting, money laundering, etc.), but its ties to political groups set it apart. It was involved with events such as the 1979 assassination of journalist Carmine Pecorelli; the 1978 murder of former Prime minister Aldo Moro, leader of the Christian Democrats who was negotiating the historic compromise with the Italian Communist Party (PCI); the 1982 assassination attempt against Roberto Rosone, vice-president of Banco Ambrosiano; Roberto Calvi's 1982 murder; and also the 1980 Bologna massacre. The mysterious disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a case peripherally linked to former Grey Wolves member Mehmet Ali Ağca's 1981 Pope John Paul II assassination attempt, has also been related to the gang. The Orlandi kidnapping was allegedly to persuade the legally immune Vatican Bank to restore funds to Banco Ambrosiano creditors.