Rome corruption probe, 22 arrested - update 2

(ANSA) - Rome, January 8 - Rome finance police on Thursday arrested 22 people in an operation linked to a big probe into corruption in the capital. They are among a total of 28 people, including civil servants, entrepreneurs and professionals, who are suspected of corruption crimes. The civil servants work at the technical offices of some Rome city boroughs and at one of the capital's health authorities. They allegedly took bribes of a around 1,500 euros in exchange for approval of construction permits, in some cases turning a blind eye to regulation breaches.
    The police also conducted searches of 40 different homes and public offices in Rome on Thursday.