Sicilian Court Rules Mobster Too Fat for Jail

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Sicilian Court Rules Mobster Too Fat for Jail

A court in Sicily has ruled that an accused Mafioso can be put under house arrest because he is too fat for any Italian jail.

Salvatore Ferranti, who weighs 462 pounds, was allowed to go home after spending six months in four Italian prisons, his lawyer told Reuters, confirming a local newspaper report.

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