The mafia has moved in on one of Italy's few growth industries: caring for migrants.
Italian authorities on Monday arrested 68 people, including a priest and the head of a huge Catholic volunteer group, "Mercy," and accused them of being in cahoots with a major mafia clan that allegedly skimmed millions in public funds destined for asylum-seekers at a welcome centre in southern Italy.
Announcing the arrests, an incredulous Carabinieri Gen. Giuseppe Governale summarised the scam: "The welcome centre and 'Mercy' were the ATMs of the mafia."
