A Palermo appeals court on
Tuesday upheld a prison sentence of four years eight months for
corruption against the former head of the Palermo chamber of
commerce.
Roberto Helg was arrested last year while in the act of
pocketing a 100,000-euro bribe from businessman Santi Palazzolo.
The retailer told police Helg demanded the bribe in
exchange for letting him keep his concession in the Punta Raisi
Airport shopping area at the same conditions as in previous
years.
Palazzolo turned to authorities, and helped carry out the
sting in which he wore a wire to a meeting with Helg, in which
he handed the official an envelope with 30,000 euros in cash and
a check for 70,000 euros.
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