Two envelopes containing money
allegedly paid as kickbacks were found Tuesday hidden behind
books in the Green Field company allegedly used by former
public-works honcho Ercole Incalza and an alleged accomplice,
Sandro Pacella, to siphon off bribes on contracts.
The envelopes were found in the office of Green Field
partner Salvatore Adorisio, who is one of some 50 people under
investigation in a massive probe into graft in major public
works that saw Incalza, his former aide Sandro Pacella, and
businessmen Stefano Perotti and Francesco Cavallo arrested last
week for suspected kickbacks that inflated costs by as much as
40%.
"The envelopes contained 2,110 euros in cash and a piece of
paper with written numbers on it indicating they had originally
contained 53,000 euros," a Florence preliminary investigation
judge wrote.
The handwritten notes documented two 13,000-euro and two
9,000-euro withdrawals corresponding to deposits made in favor
of Incalza and Pacella, according to the judge.
Prosecutors said Incalza, a public-works official for seven
governments, oversaw "systemic corruption" on a massive scale.
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