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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Italy's supreme court ruled that coins thrown into public fountains belong to municipalities, overturning a Genoa court's acquittal of a man caught retrieving them, deeming it theft.
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ROME, (AP) - Tourists may throw their money away when they toss coins in those fountains.
But, says Italy's supreme court, it is a crime for anyone to try to fish them out.
An old tradition says a traveler pitching a coin in some of Italy's old fountains will return to the scene someday.
Three years ago police in Genoa caught a man taking coins out of the fountain in Piazza de Ferrari. He was charged with theft.
A Genoa court acquitted him. It ruled that the money had been thrown away and belonged to no one.
Over the weekend Italy's highest tribunal reversed the acquittal. It said money tossed into public fountains belongs to the municipalities concerned.
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Italy
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Over The Weekend
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italy's highest tribunal reversed the acquittal; money tossed into public fountains belongs to the municipalities concerned.
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Tourists throw coins into Italy's fountains following a tradition that ensures their return. Three years ago, police in Genoa caught a man removing coins from the fountain in Piazza de Ferrari and charged him with theft. A Genoa court acquitted him, ruling the money belonged to no one. Italy's supreme court reversed this, stating the coins belong to the municipalities.