Naples – A system of illicit exchanges between public contracts and electoral support, with the Casalesi clan acting as director.
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This is what emerges from the investigation by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate (DDA) of Naples, which sees 34 suspects - including politicians, administrators, public officials and entrepreneurs - accused of having influenced tenders between Campania and Sicily.
At the center of the investigation, Nicola Ferraro, 64 years old from Casal di Principe, already definitively convicted as a contact for the Casalesi in the procurement sector.
The pact in Arienzo: 4 thousand votes for the revocation of a contract
According to investigators, in November 2023 there was an agreement between Giuseppe Guida, mayor of Arienzo (Caserta) and Nicola Ferraro, linked to the Casalesi.
The goal? To revoke the contract for waste collection from one company to favor another, in exchange for 4 thousand votes for the election as provincial councilor of Caserta.
Bribes and Infiltration: The Key Cases
Frattamaggiore (Naples) – June 2023:
The clan allegedly influenced the tender for waste collection;
20 thousand euros paid to a former municipal councilor and a technical manager.
Parthenope University (Naples) – June 2023:
Cleaning contract (three-year period 2023-2026) piloted in favor of a company;
30 thousand euros to an intermediary and a trip to Mykonos offered to the rector Antonio Garofalo (under investigation).
San Giorgio del Sannio (Benevento) – November 2022:
Tender for waste collection with bribes of 10 thousand euros to the mayor and the president of the commission;
The deal fell through due to a technical error that caused the company to finish only second.
ASL Benevento and Caserta – Infiltration attempts:
May 2023: Offered an 8 euro Rolex to the general manager to win pest control services (later refused);
September 2022: attempt to control the tender for the remediation of legionella in the ASL of Caserta.
Money laundering: 1,9 million euros hidden
The same entrepreneur involved in the contracts is said to have helped the Casalesi family to hide almost 1,9 million euros of illicit proceeds, according to the reconstructions of the DDA.
The Prosecutor's Office is now verifying further connections between politics, businesses and clans, while the suspects will have to answer for corruption, bid-rigging and mafia association. In the meantime, the investigation confirms the Camorra's ability to penetrate public contracts, with a modus operandi based on political-electoral exchanges and bribes.
Article published on May 27, 2025 - 21:45 pm
