Vincenzo La Porta, an Italian fugitive who evaded capture for more than a decade, was photographed celebrating Napoli's win on Friday — then nabbed on a scooter in Corfu, Greece.
La Porta was previously convicted in absentia of financial crimes, according to police, who identified the fugitive as a “white collar” member of the Contini clan, connected to the Camorra syndicate in Naples. They finally spotted La Porta in the photograph thanks to officers’ “web patrols” of social media, alerting them to his location in Greece., officers made the arrest in Corfu after prosecutors in Naples issued a European warrant for La Porta.
“After a long series of investigations and tailings, carried out with the precious collaboration of the Greek police forces, the Carabinieri blocked him on the street while he was riding his scooter,” Italian police said, adding that La Porta could face up to 14 years and four months in prison if extradited.In a telephone interview Sunday, La Porta’s lawyer confirmed that his client is in police detention in Corfu, with court proceedings scheduled for Monday. “He has many ailments.
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