(ANSA) - Rome, January 16 - Sperlonga Mayor and former Latina
provincial president Armando Cusani was arrested on Monday along
with nine other suspects following an investigation into
bid-rigging.
Cusani is being held in jail, accused of corruption and
bid-rigging related to a 700,000-euro tender for preservation
work at the Villa Prato archaeological site in Sperlonga.
Investigators said an initial probe was launched into
building permit violations at a local hotel and subsequent
inaction by council building inspectors in the case, despite
violations found in a decision by the Rome Court of Appeals.
They said that investigation revealed the existence of a
criminal organisation aimed at bid-rigging and corruption in
order to control the awarding of certain tenders.
Sperlonga is a beautiful coastal town between Rome and
Naples.
Sperlonga mayor arrested in bid-rigging probe
Nine others also arrested