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www.amny.com
8 hours ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn cop killed in action 100 years ago receives headstone for first time | amNewYork

A Brooklyn cop who was killed in the line of duty a century ago, Detective Bernardino Grottano, was provided a headstone at Green-Wood Cemetery after a long time. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
3 months ago
Europe politics

Police in Sicily arrest suspected mafia members over EU subsidies fraud

37 people, including alleged mafia members, have been arrested in Sicily for a large-scale fraud involving EU agricultural subsidies.
91 individuals were previously convicted for fraudulently receiving over 5 million euros in subsidies between 2010 and 2017.
Mafia clans obtained the funds with the help of white-collar workers who navigated the bureaucratic world of EU funding. [ more ]
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www.france24.com
4 months ago
France news

French court annuls extradition of Italian mafia hitman-turned-pizza chef

France's top court has annulled a lower court decision to extradite a convicted mafia killer, Edgardo Greco, to Italy.
The decision to annul the extradition was based on a procedural flaw tied to the composition of the investigating chamber of the Lyon Court of Appeal. [ more ]
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