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Most likely from a misunderstanding of the expression "criminy" as a minced oath (it was a substitute for Christ in the same way someone might say "gosh" instead of God). At some point someone probably misunderstood "criminy" to be "crime in Italy."

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Q: Where did the saying crime in Italy come from?
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