‘Father Christmas’ arrests Italian mafioso

Italy - Father Christmas had a bad surprise in store for a suspected Sicilian mafia member — an arrest for racketeering. A policeman dressed as Father Christmas nabbed the man in a sting operation as he was coming out of a shop where he had extracted some protection money.“Father Christmas” dropped the bag of sweets that he was giving out and arrested 37-year-old Salvatore Politini, believed to be a member of the Santapaola mafia clan....More