Carlo Savoia, the brother of
the former mayor of Sant'Arpino, near Caserta, exploited his
political connections to maneuver and control waste management
contracts on behalf of a company controlled by the Casalesi
Camorra criminal clan, DDA anti-mafia investigators in Naples
said Wednesday.
Prosecutors believe that Savoia, sole administrator of Xeco,
a company which treated waste, controlled public tenders for
waste management, investigative sources said.
The man is also the former president of Eco4, a company
allegedly controlled by the Casalesi clan, which is part of the
investigation into allegedly manipulated tenders worth hundreds
of millions of euros and waste trafficking.
Carabinieri NOE environmental police on Tuesday carried our
dozens of searches as part of the investigation.
According to anti-mafia investigators, Savoia, a key figure
in local waste trafficking, used his political connections to
maneuver public tenders to his benefit and that of his business
partners, including ex-regional councilor Nicola Ferraro and
Nicola Cosentino, who have both been convicted of collusion with
the mafia.
Savoia's political links, included the mayor of Caserta,
Carlo Marino, a top official at the municipality of Caserta,
Marcello Iovino and Aversa city councilor Paolo Galluccio.
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