"Only In Italy" Italian News and Humor

Phony Doctors Buy Autos with Phony Checks

Milan - April 2, 2012 - Milan police have arrested six people for fraud after investigators discovered a criminal ring posing as doctors and purchasing autos with false checks.

Those Poor Southern Italians...And Their Yachts

Bari - April 3, 2012 - In a nation wide push to clean up tax evasion, officials in the southern port town of Bari cross-checked income declarations with boat values and uncovered owners declaring little or no incomes with costly boats, police said on Tuesday.

Easter Tables Lighter But The Spending and Family Disputes Will Remain The Same

Rome - April 4, 2012 - Tables may have less dishes for Easter this year, but they will be just as expensive as last year, said the Italian Agriculture Confederation, Cia, on Wednesday.