A Rome judge on Monday indicted 20
people in relation to one of several branches of the huge 'Mondo
di Mezzo' (Middle World) corruption case in Rome and handed down
a conviction at the end of a fast-track trial.
Among those standing trial are Francesco D'Ausilio, the
former caucus head for the Democratic Party (PD) in Rome, and
Giovanni Fiscon, the former director general of Rome trash
agency AMA.
The case was first dubbed 'Capital Mafia' but then renamed
when mafia charges were dropped, after ringleader Massimo
Carminati's nickname for the demi-monde he operated in.
The former gangster and ex-member of the NAR right-wing
terrorist group was found guilty by a Rome court over
allegations he was part of an organisation that muscled in on
city contracts worth millions in the main branch of the case.
He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Another ringleader of the so-called Capital Mafia, leftwing
cooperatives chief Salvatore Buzzi, got 19 years.
Monday's indictments regard alleged wrongdoing between 2011
and 2014.
Charges include corruption, bid rigging, revealing
confidential official information and illegal financing.
The conviction regarded Emilio Gammuto, a former assistant to
Buzzi who was handed a three-year term in the main tranche.
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