Finance police on Monday
arrested three Navy officials in relation to a massive probe
into an alleged mafia organisation that allegedly muscled in on
city of Rome contracts worth millions of euros, ANSA sources
said.
Around 100 people are under investigation and dozens have
been arrested in relation to the so-called Mafia Capitale probe,
including former centre-right mayor Gianni Alemanno.
Monday's arrests concern an alleged scam that defrauded
the State of some seven million euros via false certifications
attesting that 11 million litres of fuel had been supplied to
Victory I, a tanker which in reality sunk in 2013, according to
investigators.
The scam was possible due to the alleged complicity of
three Navy officials arrested on Monday - Mario Leto, Sebastiano
Distefano and Salvatore Mazzone.
The false certifications allegedly said the ship was
refueled in Augusta, Sicily.
Arrests warrants have also been issued for three other
people linked to a company, O.W. Supply, that won a contract to
supply the Navy with fuel, including its Danish head, although
these people have not been detained so far.
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