Crooked Italian/Australian politician says "Syracuse" is racist

We read:

"An ICAC [corruption] inquiry heard state Labor MP D'Amore took "deep offence" at the investigation title Operation Syracuse because she felt the name was a slight on her Sicilian heritage, given it was an Italian city.

A former staffer for D'Amore yesterday admitted to rorting [falsifying] parliament expense claims but claimed she was simply acting on instructions from her boss.

Drummoyne MP Ms D'Amore is being investigated by ICAC over allegations she signed eight false expense claims for the financial benefit of her staff between August 2006 and June 2007.

Ms D'Amore, who will give evidence this week, has denied deliberate wrongdoing.

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She comes from Sicily and they name the probe into her doings after a Sicilian city. Seems to me that SHE is the once who has dishonoured Sicily. Anyway, the city is called "Siracusa" in Italian so the allusion is in fact to an English word.