(ANSA) - L'Aquila, February 26 - L'Aquila city prosecutors
on Friday placed a suspect under investigation for fraudulently
claiming to have influence over public officials in order to
obtain a bribe.
Chieti-based engineer and surveyor Francesco Maria De Deo,
49, allegedly obtained 8,000 euros in exchange for access to a
38-million-euro city services contract in virtue of his
non-existent connections with Democratic Party (PD) L'Aquila
Mayor Massimo Cialente and with Giovanni Legnini, currently the
head of the judiciary's self-governing body, the Supreme Council
of Magistrates (CSM).
The suspect is also accused of issuing invoices for
non-existent operations aggravated by committing a crime in
order to conceal another crime.
Maurizio Polisini, 67, and Andrea Polisini, 38, managers
of the Teramo-based Edilcostruzioni Group construction company,
are also under investigation in the case for allegedly paying
the 8,000-euro bribe and conspiracy to commit tax fraud via
invoices for non-existent operations.
Three probed in L'Aquila bribery case
In 38-million-euro L'Aquila city contract