The 12 people, including the current mayor of Giugliano, Nicola Pirozzi, and his predecessor, Antonio Poziello, as well as several employees of the two institutions and businessmen, will be heard from November 7th to 21st by the preliminary investigations judge of Naples North, Vincenzo Saladino. They are under investigation for allegedly being part of a scheme to illegally award municipal contracts in the waste collection and disposal sector to businessmen in exchange for bribes—money, jobs, and other benefits.
A broad investigation by the Prosecutor's Office in Northern Naples has uncovered an alleged corruption scheme linked to the awarding of waste management contracts in Giugliano and Marano di Napoli . The investigations revealed a network of bribes, hiring, and other benefits in exchange for winning tenders.
The 57 people under investigation include:
Mayors: Nicola Pirozzi (current mayor of Giugliano) and his predecessors Antonio Poziello (Giugliano) and Rodolfo Visconti (Marano).
Municipal administrators and officials: various employees of the municipalities involved.
Entrepreneurs: owners of companies operating in the waste sector, such as Michele Oliviero and Raffaele Schettino.
Fixers: key figures who would act as intermediaries between politicians and entrepreneurs, such as Giuseppe Magno and Giuseppe Spacone.
The suspects are accused of having formed a criminal association aimed at rigging tenders and corrupting public officials. The investigations covered a period from 2017 to 2021.
The preliminary investigations judge of Naples North, Vincenzo Saladino, has already questioned some of the suspects and will have to decide on any precautionary measures.
The two strands of the investigation:
The investigation is divided into two strands, one for each municipality, but the two cases are closely linked by the presence of the same characters and the same operating methods.
Key figures:
Giuseppe Spacone, director of Teknoservice and Michele Oliviero, entrepreneur, are considered the key figures connecting the two strands of the investigation.
This investigation sheds a disturbing light on the corrupt dynamics that can infiltrate the management of public procurement, with serious repercussions on the quality of services offered to citizens.
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