ROME (AP) — A court in Sicily on Tuesday convicted 91 defendants of roles in a organized crime scheme that bilked the European Union of some 5 million euros (dollars) in subsidies for grazing land on the Mediterranean island.
The reading of the verdicts and sentences took so long, the court in Patti began announcing its decision late Monday night and finished early the next day.
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