(ANSA) - Cosenza, November 5 - The mayor of a small town in
Calabria was arrested on charges of corruption and attempted
embezzlement on Monday.
Gianfranco Ramundo, first citizen of Fuscaldo near Cosenza on
the Tyrrhenian coast, was arrested by tax police along with
other members of his administration.
Some 14 people are involved in the probe, which saw over 100
police deployed Monday, judicial sources said.
The deputy mayor, Paolo Cavaliere, and a city councillor are
among them.
Police said they had unearthed "a well-oiled corruption
machine".
Ramundo, an architect, was elected on a civic list.
Mayor nabbed for corruption
Near Cosenza