University exams in exchange for collectible comics and other “specific gifts”. This is the accusation that led to house arrest for two employees of the University of Salerno.
They are Carmine Leo, 65, and Carmine Cioffi, 53. The precautionary measure, ordered by the investigating judge of the local Court and executed by the Guardia di Finanza, comes at the end of an investigation launched by the prosecutor's office which, in addition to the two arrested, sees a total of 42 suspects, including students and family members involved in the fraud scheme. There are 34 cases of falsified university careers (many culminating in the achievement of a degree) reconstructed by the investigators of the Fiamme Gialle.
The investigation for unauthorized access to the computer system, material forgery committed in public documents and undue inducement, reports a note from the prosecutor of Salerno, Giuseppe Borrelli, was started following the complaint filed by the University itself which, thanks to the internal audit, had detected some irregularities in the registration procedure of two students who were enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine without having been classified in a useful position in the single national merit ranking. From the investigative checks of the Fiamme Gialle, it immediately emerged that the registration had been physically carried out by an employee of theUniversity through unauthorized access to the Secretariat's IT System. Further investigations also revealed that the suspect used his credentials to certify the passing of university exams that the students had never actually taken.
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In return he received “specific gifts” including “collectible comics”. The contribution of the second suspect, an administrative employee of the same University, was crucial, ready to direct to his colleague the university students who, having learned of the fraud mechanism, asked to be “helped” in some way. Another conduct of criminal relevance contested to one of the suspects was that of making the students appear to be in favorable income brackets, without taking into account the real economic conditions of the families, so as to allow an undue saving in the payment of registration fees. Fundamental to the development of the investigations was the collaboration of the University which immediately suspended one of the suspects from the profession and, at the request of the prosecutors, also “froze” the computer system for the acquisition of all the necessary sources of evidence. The investigations into the other suspects are continuing.
Article published on March 31, 2021 - 13pm
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