Italy hits Amazon with 121-mln-euro fine for tax evasion, worker exploitation

ROME, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Italian financial police announced Wednesday that they have seized 121 million euros (131.1 million U.S. dollars) from the Italian operations of retail giant Amazon for alleged tax evasion and worker exploitation.

A spokesman for the Italian financial authorities told Xinhua Wednesday that the seizure -- the largest-ever of its kind in Italy -- was connected to the methods the retailer