A cartel of businesses rigged contracts in the municipalities of Caserta and San Nicola la Strada, leading to the investigation of nine individuals, including two municipal officials. These include the Director of the Urban Planning and Public Works Department of the Municipality of Caserta and the Head of the Technical Area of the Municipality of San Nicola la Strada.
The investigation, which culminated today with the execution by the Carabinieri of the Investigative Unit of the Provincial Command of Caserta of a precautionary measure order issued by the GIP of the Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere at the request of the Prosecutor's Office, involved:
5 suspects under house arrest
4 suspects required to report to the judicial police
The suspects are entrepreneurs in the public green sector and public officials of the two Municipalities, accused of criminal association, forgery of public documents and disturbed freedom of auctions.
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The investigation revealed a rigged tender award system, where the invited companies were pre-selected to win the contracts, with an estimated turnover of over 500 thousand euros.
This "tender system" involved the "ad hoc" selection of participating companies, all part of the cartel, who agreed to take turns winning, submitting bids that favored the company chosen to win, while the others offered less competitive discounts or abstained altogether.
