Local mafia in southern Italy have allegedly been
siphoning off state funds destined for the country’s largest migrant
center since 2009. A charity run by Father Edoardo Scordio operates the
center, and he was among those arrested in connection to the scheme.
A Catholic priest was among at least 68 people arrested May 15 in the
southern Italian region of of Calabria and accused of extortion, illegal
arms possession, fraud, and association with the local mafia.