Life in the Living Museum
While the mafia has long been associated with Italy's poorer southern regions and Sicily, there is now strong evidence to suggest that the tentacles of organized crime in Italy have well and truly penetrated Italy's economic powerhouse - Milan. This penetration has occurred slowly and silently, … [Read more...]
Today Italy's parliament voted against the arrest of one Marco Milanese, a member of parliament who Italy's upholders of law and order would very much like to put away. Milanese stands accused of corruption, passing on state secrets, interfering with appointments within Italy's Guardia di Finanza … [Read more...]
This is shocking video footage. What you will see is young mafia members, for that's what they most probably are, dumping rubbish on the streets of Naples in Italy.Where are the police? Who knows. Looks as if they are too frightened to intervene. And Italy's government? How the heck can they let … [Read more...]
There have been a growing number of reports in Italy's press on mafia operations expanding into Italy's north.Traditionally, Italy's infamous organized crime syndicates did their dirty work predominantly in Italy's south, or at least that was the stereotypical impression one got.For those … [Read more...]
Oh dear, Italy is not at all happy with the creators of offensive Apple app 'What Country', which succinctly sums up Italy with four words: pizza, mafia, pasta and scooters. Indeed, so discontent with this affront to Italy is Italy's Minister of Tourism Brambilla that she has instructed lawyers to … [Read more...]
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