‘Town of welcome’ Italian mayor given jail term for aiding illegal immigration
The former mayor of a small Italian town dubbed “the town of welcome” has been convicted of aiding illegal immigration and sentenced to 13 years and two months in prison.
Domenico “Mimmo” Lucano was also convicted of fraud, embezzlement, criminal association and abuse of office by a court in Calabria, a region in the south of the Italian peninsula.
