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.
The suspects are Carmine Leo, 65, and Carmine Cioffi, 53. The precautionary measure, issued 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. In addition to the two arrested, 42 students and their families are under investigation for involvement in the fraud scheme. Fiamme Gialle investigators have reconstructed 34 cases of falsified university records (many culminating in graduation).
According to a statement from Salerno's Prosecutor Giuseppe Borrelli, the investigation into unauthorized access to the IT system, material forgery of public documents, and undue influence was initiated following a complaint filed by the University itself. Internal audits had uncovered irregularities in the enrollment process for two students who were enrolled in the School of Medicine without having been ranked appropriately in the national merit ranking. Investigative investigations by the Guardia di Finanza (Fiamme Gialle) quickly revealed that the enrollment had been physically carried out by a University employee through unauthorized access to the Registrar's IT system. Further investigations further revealed that the suspect was using 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.
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