I have a mildly unhealthy obsession with Cosa Nostra (aka the Sicilian mafia), a healthy respect and hope for renewable energy, and will read just about any story with the phrase "money laundering" in it. It's not too often a story comes along that combines all three.
The man at the center of the controversy is named Vito Nicastri and is obviously known as "Lord of the Wind." You just cannot make this stuff up...
The seizure of a record 1.5 billion euros from a Sicilian businessman known as "Lord of the Wind" has put the spotlight on Mafia money-laundering through renewable energy ventures....The haul included no fewer than 43 wind and solar energy companies and around 100 properties including swank villas with swimming pools in Sicily's western Trapani region, along with cars, a catamaran and bank accounts, the interior ministry said.
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