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Boss Of Most Violent Italian Mafia, Who Escaped Last Year, Arrested In France
A boss from one of Italy's most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries said on Friday.
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Pak Couple In Italy Gets Life In Jail For Killing Daughter For Rejecting Arranged Marriage
A Pakistani couple was sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court on Tuesday for the 2021 murder of their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage.
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Most Shocking Side Of Ancient Slavery: Inside Pompeii's "Prison Bakery"
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a "prison bakery" where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week.
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Italian Man Who Killed Girlfriend Over Breadcrumbs Released Due To Prison's Poor Diet
A 35-year-old Italian man who stabbed his girlfriend 57 times after an argument over breadcrumbs has been released from jail due to a court ruling that the high-calorie diet served in the facility could kill him.
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Man Who Tried Sell Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Is Headed to Prison in 'Landmark' Italian Ruling
An Italian court sentenced a prolific TripAdvisor fake reviewer to prison for nine months in what the company called one of the first cases of review fraud leading to a criminal conviction.
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Spain Taxman Knocks 2 Million Euros Off Cristiano Ronaldo Tax Settlement: Report
Spain's taxman and Ronaldo's advisors made the deal to settle claims the 33-year-old, who has since moved to Italy's Juventus, hid income generated from image rights while he was playing for Real Madrid.
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Spain's Treasury Agrees To $22.3 Million Deal With Cristiano Ronaldo Over Tax Fraud
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will reside in Italy as a Juventus player, will not enter prison in exchange for pleading guilty to four cases of tax fraud.
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A Former Prison For Jews Unlocks Their Ancient Italian History
About 1,952 years ago, Rome sacked Jerusalem. Its soldiers carried off the treasures of the temple and thousands of Jews. The money and slave labor were then used to build a gigantic amphitheater you've probably heard of. It's called the Colosseum.
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Brazil Striker Robinho Given 9-Year Term For Rape In Italy
Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.
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Prisoners Use Pope Francis Visit As Chance To Escape
Two Italian prisoners who were invited to meet Pope Francis for lunch on his recent visit to Bologna took advantage of the occasion to escape, local media reports said Wednesday.
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Italian Cuisine Worth Going To Prison For
It is hard to imagine a less likely culinary success story than InGalera, or a more intriguing experiment in rehabilitating inmates - and confronting public attitudes about them.
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Flashmob in Italian Jail Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
Inmates at Italy's largest women's prison gathered in the jail yard Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance -- in honour of Pope Francis.
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Italian Court Acquits Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in Sex Case
An Italian appeals court on Friday acquitted former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in a sex-for-hire case, reversing a lower court conviction that had carried a seven-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban on holding political office.
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Pope Meets Jailed Dad of Slain Boy in Italy
Pope Francis offered words of sympathy Saturday to the imprisoned father of a slain toddler during a visit to prison to a southern Italian region infested by one of the world's most powerful crime syndicates.
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Despite Reforms, Italy Jailbirds 'Packed Like Sardines'
Crouched on bunk beds in the narrow cells of the Regina Coeli lockup in Rome, prisoners say Italy still has a long way to go to ease a chronic overcrowding problem condemned by the European Court of Human Rights.
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Boss Of Most Violent Italian Mafia, Who Escaped Last Year, Arrested In France
A boss from one of Italy's most violent mafias who escaped from a maximum security prison last year has been captured in France, authorities in both countries said on Friday.
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Pak Couple In Italy Gets Life In Jail For Killing Daughter For Rejecting Arranged Marriage
A Pakistani couple was sentenced to life in prison by an Italian court on Tuesday for the 2021 murder of their daughter after she refused an arranged marriage.
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Most Shocking Side Of Ancient Slavery: Inside Pompeii's "Prison Bakery"
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a "prison bakery" where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week.
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Italian Man Who Killed Girlfriend Over Breadcrumbs Released Due To Prison's Poor Diet
A 35-year-old Italian man who stabbed his girlfriend 57 times after an argument over breadcrumbs has been released from jail due to a court ruling that the high-calorie diet served in the facility could kill him.
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Man Who Tried Sell Fake TripAdvisor Reviews Is Headed to Prison in 'Landmark' Italian Ruling
An Italian court sentenced a prolific TripAdvisor fake reviewer to prison for nine months in what the company called one of the first cases of review fraud leading to a criminal conviction.
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Spain Taxman Knocks 2 Million Euros Off Cristiano Ronaldo Tax Settlement: Report
Spain's taxman and Ronaldo's advisors made the deal to settle claims the 33-year-old, who has since moved to Italy's Juventus, hid income generated from image rights while he was playing for Real Madrid.
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Spain's Treasury Agrees To $22.3 Million Deal With Cristiano Ronaldo Over Tax Fraud
Cristiano Ronaldo, who will reside in Italy as a Juventus player, will not enter prison in exchange for pleading guilty to four cases of tax fraud.
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A Former Prison For Jews Unlocks Their Ancient Italian History
About 1,952 years ago, Rome sacked Jerusalem. Its soldiers carried off the treasures of the temple and thousands of Jews. The money and slave labor were then used to build a gigantic amphitheater you've probably heard of. It's called the Colosseum.
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Brazil Striker Robinho Given 9-Year Term For Rape In Italy
Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.
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Prisoners Use Pope Francis Visit As Chance To Escape
Two Italian prisoners who were invited to meet Pope Francis for lunch on his recent visit to Bologna took advantage of the occasion to escape, local media reports said Wednesday.
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Italian Cuisine Worth Going To Prison For
It is hard to imagine a less likely culinary success story than InGalera, or a more intriguing experiment in rehabilitating inmates - and confronting public attitudes about them.
-
Flashmob in Italian Jail Pays Tribute to Pope Francis
Inmates at Italy's largest women's prison gathered in the jail yard Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance -- in honour of Pope Francis.
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Italian Court Acquits Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in Sex Case
An Italian appeals court on Friday acquitted former Premier Silvio Berlusconi in a sex-for-hire case, reversing a lower court conviction that had carried a seven-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban on holding political office.
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Pope Meets Jailed Dad of Slain Boy in Italy
Pope Francis offered words of sympathy Saturday to the imprisoned father of a slain toddler during a visit to prison to a southern Italian region infested by one of the world's most powerful crime syndicates.
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Despite Reforms, Italy Jailbirds 'Packed Like Sardines'
Crouched on bunk beds in the narrow cells of the Regina Coeli lockup in Rome, prisoners say Italy still has a long way to go to ease a chronic overcrowding problem condemned by the European Court of Human Rights.
