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Southern mayor held for abetting illegal immigration, fraud

02 ottobre 2018 | 10.50
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Taxi police on Tuesday arrested Domenico Lucano, mayor of Riace, in Italy's southern Calabria region, on charges of aiding illegal immigration fraudulent management of waste disposal services in the town, prosecutors said in a statement.

Lucano was put under house arrest and his partner, Tesfahun Lemlem, was banned from entering their home, the statement said.

Lucan's arrest followed a detailed investigation by tax police which was coordinated by prosecutors in the Calabrian city of Locri, according to the statement.

Lucano gained worldwide fame for welcoming migrants, hundreds of whom have settled in the small town of fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

About 450 refugees have settled in Riace among the 1,800 inhabitants, revitalising the village and preventing the closure of the village school.

Investigators probed the management of funds from the interior ministry and from the office of the central government's representative in Reggio Calabria that were earmarked for the reception of refugees and asylum-seekers in Riace, said the statement from prosecutors.

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