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Former Roma mayor accused of laundering 'suticases full of money' in Argentina
A mafia corruption investigation into alleged wrongdoing by the former mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, stretched all the way across the Atlantic to Argentina, following reports in the Italian media that the right-wing politician visited Patagonia three years ago, accompanied by his son, with “suitcases full” of undeclared money. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesAnyone surprised?
Dec 10th, 2014 - 12:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Anyone?
Anyone?
Well, well!
Dec 10th, 2014 - 12:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0A friend of Berlusconi, well who'd a thought it, it must be in the jeans, are the Argies descendants of Italians?
Dec 10th, 2014 - 01:14 am - Link - Report abuse 0Mexican and Colombian drug lords, the Iranians, Chavez-Maduro, Fidel Castro, Gaddafi, al-Assad, Dos Santos, the Berlusconi mafia, the Russian mafia, George Soros....Anybody else left to join the honorable world class business acquaintances of the Ks ??
Dec 10th, 2014 - 01:37 am - Link - Report abuse 0Somali pirates, Kim Jong un, Robert Mugabe?? Why have they being descriminated ?? Think must NOT be happy until they are incorporated.
IMPOSSIBLE!
Dec 10th, 2014 - 01:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0We all know that suitcases of cash being sent to Argentine Politicians is complete rubbish!
Peronistias are well know for their intolerance of this kind of evil.
Argentina does not tolerate corruption! This is the profane
slander of those English pirates!
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Dec 10th, 2014 - 03:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0There are actually a lot of Italian descendants in Argentina. They clearly have infused their new country with many of the best Italian traits and traditions. Like their strong work ethic, their acute sense of fiscal responsibility, the strong belief in fairness in law and politics, etc. Molto bene...!
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Dec 10th, 2014 - 06:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0Not quite.
Overall Argentina had far more Spicks immigrating. The first wave came where the conquistadores and ended up crossing over with the indians to form what you call today as criollos, and then another wave in the early century and messing things up. Most of the Italians that came to Argentina were southern Italians that where under the spanish boot over 300 years.
Nothern italians are another matter. And they all went to Australia
#6 You forgot one other well known Italian trait… . the art of retreating at high speed!
Dec 10th, 2014 - 09:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0@8 well they did give the english language the word ' Scarpa...To run away or otherwise leave a location with extreme urgency in the face of danger of injury or apprehension.'.
Dec 10th, 2014 - 10:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0Scarpa.com these days make good shoes...they are my favourite
Be fair. Perhaps he wasn't laundering the money. Perhaps he was bringing it back! Has anybody tracked his movements after he went through that 'reserved door'? Perhaps he headed straight to the Casa Rosada to hand the money personally to the president. Wow! Why didn't he think of that one?
Dec 10th, 2014 - 11:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0@9
Dec 10th, 2014 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's worth noting too that there is no English-language equivalent of the word “Junta” either...
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Dec 10th, 2014 - 02:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Probably no Spanish-language equivalent of th word “ BE LL END ” either, must have confused the hell out of those “ numpties ” ( no equivalent in Spanish ) in Tierra del Fuego.
Some of you are going full retard. Also, isn´t London a destination for Russian mafia bosses, as well as for those corrupt, immoral arabian princes ? absolutely nothing to be proud about ...
Dec 10th, 2014 - 04:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0As for the mayor, well, I wouldn´t be surprised if he´s suddenly allowed to stay here, with any request for extradition rejected, as soon as he delivers his suitcase to Kristina Kirchner´s pals. Right as Antonini Wilson did some years ago, remember?
This is the most corrupt government in Argentina´s history (and you have to work really hard to be # 1 on that field), so as they say, bird of a feather ... flock together.
Global Corruption Index scores: 2014: UK 14th; Chile and Uruguay joint 21st and Argentina 107th (one-hundred-and-seventh).
Dec 10th, 2014 - 08:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Enough said.
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Dec 10th, 2014 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You are like your pal Capitantich, can you prove that
Russian Mafia and immoral arabian princes are in london? innocent until proven guilty is what happens in the UK. Capitantich sats that HSBC must pay fines to the Government, what for no inquiry has found them guilty yet. There is a difference between TAX AVOIDANCE and TAX EVASION
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Dec 11th, 2014 - 02:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Capitanich a pal of mine? I am deeply offended, sir. You take that back.
HSBC has committed the most hideous crime you can commit in Kirchenr´s Argentina: helping people to take their money away from the gov´s hands. Just like they surely do in the UK.
Here´s an article for you (http://thefinanser.co.uk/fsclub/2012/11/how-the-russian-mafia-use-the-banking-system-including-britains.html). And please don´t try to deny reality, London has being chosen for those mysteriously wealthy Russians, as well as for saudis, to live and to invest. And nobody seems to be concerned about the origin on that money.
I´d like to visit London one day too. I guess it´s a beautiful city.
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