Tax police general probed for alleged corruption

(ANSA) - Naples, June 11 - Vito Bardi, a general in Italy's tax police, was put under investigation Wednesday, reportedly for alleged corruption. Investigators were searching finance guard headquarters in Rome. He is believed to be part of the same probe in which a Livorno tax police commander was arrested earlier Wednesday. A Neapolitan accountant, Pietro De Riu, was also arrested as a result of that investigation. De Riu is suspected of taking bribes of over one million euros from people wanting to avoid tax inspections on behalf of Mendella.