The Italian mafia has shifted its focus to white-collar crime, particularly tax evasion and financial fraud, seizing on nearly €200 billion in EU post-COVID stimulus funds. This strategic shift, driven by reduced violent crime profitability, has transformed their operations. Mob-related murders fell dramatically, from 700 in 1991 to only 17 in 2022, as crime groups […]
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