Milan Expo official Acerbo probed for corruption - update

(ANSA) - Milan, September 17 - Milan finance police on Wednesday carried out searches and seized documents after Antonio Acerbo, the Milan Expo 2015 commissioner in charge of the 'Vie d'Acqua' (Waterways) project, was put under investigation for alleged corruption and involvement in bid rigging. The news is fresh blow to the World Fair, which was hit by a big corruption probe in May. Those arrested in May included Angelo Paris, who was Expo's procurement and planning manager.