https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian police on Monday arrested 12 leading Juventus hardline fans as part of a major investigation into violence and extortion linked to match ticket sales. https://www.thelocal.it/20190916/italian-police-arrest-juventus-football-ultras-ticketing-racket Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:51:05 +0200 italian-police-arrest-juventus-football-ultras-ticketing-racket Lavazza and Ferrero are among the Italian companies that received parcels containing “suspicious powder” and threats in an apparent extortion attempt. https://www.thelocal.it/20190408/italian-coffee-and-chocolate-makers-receive-poisoning-threats-in-powder-attack Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:26:07 +0200 italian-coffee-and-chocolate-makers-receive-poisoning-threats-in-powder-attack Two Italian officials have been arrested after allegedly trying to bribe a restaurant owner out of thousands of euros, by offering to give a discount on his tax bill. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/italian-tax-officials-caught-bribing-taxpayers Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:05:00 +0200 italian-tax-officials-caught-bribing-taxpayers Members of a mafia clan in the Naples area were arrested on Monday, accused of extorting funeral parlour owners and murdering a string of fellow gangsters. https://www.thelocal.it/20140721/murderous-mafia-clan-targets-funeral-parlours Mon, 21 Jul 2014 17:54:00 +0200 murderous-mafia-clan-targets-funeral-parlours A 32-year-old woman has been arrested in Turin for allegedly blackmailing an elderly priest out of €350,000, after he put an end to their affair. https://www.thelocal.it/20130916/lovers-blackmail-costs-priest-350000 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 19:56:00 +0200 lovers-blackmail-costs-priest-350000