Sixteen tax judges were among 60 people arrested by police investigating the mafia's infiltration into Italy's court system, the BBC News reported Monday.
Buildings, cars and other property worth more than $1 billion were also seized around Naples and in northern Italy, the BBC said.
The judges are alleged to have taken bribes in exchange for rulings favoring the Camorra crime syndicate in Naples.
Others arrested included eight tax court employees and a prominent lawyer.
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That is how corrupted of the culture there. That is so terrible and they also corrupt the legal system. What is going to be the next? The government? Pray that they return and reconcile with God the Father through the Lord Jesus Christ; perhaps, at least pleae consider the Ten Commandments.
Billie - Open up your eyes brother, the corruption is happening all over ( Including America, if not especially). I won't revisit your quotes of the Lord, as I walk a different path, but I will join you in hoping righteousness prevails someday.
The more of these corruption headlines you see, the better the situation is; if the media is reporting on these sorts of crimes, that means people are getting caught and persecuted and those that follow them are less likely to make the same mistakes. It's when you don't hear anything about corruption but rumors and anecdotes that things are worst.
It's counter-intuitive, but in the case of corruption, bad news is good news.
Now check out Greece for similar things.
no wonder the world is in such a shape greed and corruption execute them all and their families
Well, I just wonder how many of the Judges will actually get jail time. Being arrested is one thing, going to jail is another. BUT MAYBE with the EU having more insight into the Italian banks, SOME of the corruption will be discovered...though probably never punished. Kind of like our wall street and Congress. We know that they are corrupt, but no one is going to jail.
Less than 100 words and thats the whole story? How can you comment on something like that? Oh I know lousy reporting job here.
Now lets do the same here.