Convicted Mafia boss wins UK extradition case

By Gregory Katz

Published March 17, 2014 5:26pm ET

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Convicted Mafia boss wins UK extradition case — Convicted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore, left, and his wife Anne Skinner, with their faces covered leave Westminster Magistrates Court after he is granted bail while an appeal take place for his extradition to Italy, Monday, March 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) | Sang Tan

LONDON (AP) — A convicted Mafia boss returned to his comfortable home in west London on Monday after a judge ruled that overcrowding in Italian prisons could violate his rights.

The decision, which Italy is likely to appeal, is a triumph for Domenico Rancadore, a 65-year-old who lived a quiet life under the name Mark Skinner for almost 20 years until he was arrested on a European warrant in August.

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