Ostia council dissolved for mafia infiltration (2) Ex council chair nabbed in Rome mafia case
(ANSA) - Rome, August 27 - The government on Thursday dissolved the council of the coastal town of Ostia near Rome because of mafia infiltration and after a string of corruption scandals, Interior Minister Angelino Alfano told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Rome's woes. Former Ostia town council chairman Andrea Tassone was arrested in June along with 43 others in connection with the Rome mafia case into a crime ring that allegedly includes gangsters, businessmen and politicians.
