Cosa Nostra gang arrested for extorting anti-mafia TV show

14/12/11 21:00 CET

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Italian police say they have arrested 28 members of a Palermo crime gang which preyed on businesses, including the production of one of the country’s top TV crime series. The popular show is broadcast on Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset network.

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