All news on the topic: Italia

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Italian authorities charge 38 people in $215M art forgery ring
Italian authorities dismantle a forgery network selling fake works attributed to Banksy, Warhol, Picasso, and Miró, averting $215 million in potential losses.
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Palermo mafia organization taken down in worldwide operation
Italian authorities have arrested four people in Palermo. They are accused of being involved with the mafia, extortion, money laundering, and making fake deals with assets.
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Two more crew members from Mike Lynch yacht under investigation
Italian prosecutors said to be investigating engineer and sailor as well as captain over sinking in which seven died
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Bayesian yacht captain ’under investigation for manslaughter’ following sinking tragedy
Italian prosecutors will investigate the Bayesian’s captain after the superyacht sank in Sicily last week killing seven people.
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Italian authorities reveal initial findings in Bayesian manslaughter investigation following tragic sinking, citing ’mistakes’ made
Italian prosecutors release initial findings in manslaughter investigation into the Bayesian disaster, following claims that the luxury yacht was "unsinkable."
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Tamberi reveals he lost wedding ring in Seine during Olympic ceremony
The Italian high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi has apologised to his wife on social media after his wedding ring was lost in the River Seine during Friday’s opening ceremony.
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Reuters: Amazon under second investigation in Milan for tax evasion
An Italian unit of Amazon, is being investigated by Milan prosecutors for suspected tax evasion, two sources said on Friday, but the inquiry was not linked to a multi-million euro seizure from another of the group’s Italian units this week.
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Italian journalist ordered to pay €5,000 in damages for Giorgia Meloni height insult
Giulia Cortese convicted of defamation over two tweets that judge in Milan said amounted to ‘body shaming’
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Italy-led operation dismantles crime ring spanning Europe
In a sweeping operation on Wednesday, authorities arrested 17 Turkish nationals—14 in Italy and three across other European countries—cracking down on a criminal organization linked to murders, migrant smuggling, drug trafficking, and counterfeit cigarette smuggling across Europe.
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Italian authorities bust VAT fraud ring
Italian authorities have put 11 suspects under house arrest as part of a crackdown on a VAT fraud ring that has deprived the budget of the European Union as well as national budgets of more than 25 million euros (US$27.17 million).
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Mussolini’s WW2 underground bunker, featuring 13ft thick concrete and gas-tight doors, sheltered family beneath villa
Three bunkers were built underneath the 19th century villa - the last was never finished
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Former Italian foreign minister convicted for involvement in Monte Carlo apartment sale
A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of an apartment in Monte Carlo inherited by his right-wing party.