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August 24, 2015

Reputed mafia don's extravagant funeral raises questions in Rome

People carry the casket of Vittorio Casamonica into St. John Bosco Church in Rome for his Aug. 20 funeral Mass. Television programs, coffee bars, Italian Twitter accounts and the corridors of political power were abuzz Aug. 20-21 with news and commentary about the extravagance surrounding the funeral of the reputed boss of an organized crime ring in Rome.

ROME - Television programs, coffee bars, Italian Twitter accounts and the corridors of political power were abuzz Aug. 20-21 with news and commentary about the extravagance surrounding the funeral of the reputed boss of an organized crime ring in Rome.

Published in International