A famous nun, Anna Donnelly, was arrested for collaborating with a mafia clan

Her reputation in society helped her avoid suspicion.

Sister Anna Donelli, a respected nun from northern Italy, was recently arrested on suspicion of conspiring with a notorious mafia family.

Oddity Central writes about it.

The arrest of the 57-year-old nun and recent laureate of Milan's annual public award “Golden Panettone” for her volunteer work in prisons and in troubled neighborhoods of cities such as Milan, Rome and Brescia, came as a shock to the whole of Italy.

On December 5, Sister Anna and 24 others were arrested following an investigation into Ndragheta activities in Brescia, with authorities saying they had good reason to believe the nun had a long history of collaboration with the mafia family. As part of her work in several prisons where Ndragheta members were held, the nun is suspected of facilitating communication between prisoners and…