Mafia Involvement Feared in Heist of Renaissance Paintings in Sicily
Authorities suspect mafia involvement after thieves escaped with four Antonello da Messina works valued at up to €80 million, officials said.
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Messina (ITALPRESS) "The chief prosecutor of Messina, Antonio D'Amato, does not exclude that behind the the theft of the works ofAntonello al MuMe there may also be organized crime of the mafia type. "We are wondering if on this blow there is also the work, the involvement of organized crime of the mafia type, historically interested in the theft of the works of art" explains D'Amato.The investigators are working on several fronts and are also v…
Mafia Involvement Feared in Heist of Renaissance Paintings in Sicily
The theft of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina from a Sicilian museum has prompted suspicions of mafia involvement, given the startling speed and ease of the high-stakes crime, Italian authorities said on Monday. “It’s a very, very strange affair,” Messina’s top culture official, Enzo Caruso, told Reuters, detailing the troubling circumstances: The thieves broke into the Regional Museum of Messina on the night of Augus…
Disciplinary action pending for custodians after Antonello da Messina heist - Arts Culture and Style
Disciplinary proceedings will be opened against the four custodians present at the Sicilian regional museum during the August 15 theft of six panels by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina, valued at tens of millions of euros. ANSA has learned. (ANSA)
The extreme sanction provides for dismissal. The four custodians on forced holidays. Schifani: "Delivered inspection, we will not protect those who have wrong. Unbelievable that the alarm was not connected to 112. Hundreds of people visit the MuMe, many curious in the room of the tables of Antonello from Messina
Thieves stole rare works by Antonello da Messina from a regional museum in Messina, Sicily, in a matter of minutes. The thieves likely took advantage of an annual religious festival that drew thousands of people to the city's streets. Police are investigating why alarms were not set off during the theft.
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