Warning: Italy's Mafias eye EU's billions in recovery funds Italy’s anti-Mafia investigators are warning that mobsters will try to get some of hundreds of billions of euros in European Union recovery aid after the pandemicEuropean Union leaders during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, July 17, 2020. (Francois Lenoir, Pool Photo via AP)European Union leaders during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, July 17, 2020. (Francois Lenoir, Pool Photo via AP) undefined The Associated PressROME -- Italy’s anti-Mafia investigators issued a dramatic warning Friday that mobsters will scheme to get some of hundreds of billions of euros in European Union recovery aid after the pandemic. Italy's several crime syndicates have often used intimidation or connivance to win public works contracts in the country. On the micro level, the investigators noted that Italy's mobsters, including Cosa Nostra in Sicily, can turn to time-tested methods of helping out families at risk of poverty.

Source: ABC News July 17, 2020 15:34 UTC