Italian police on Friday arrested 40
people in connection to a case of suspected hospital contract
rigging involving the Neapolitan Camorra mafia.
Those arrested included suspected members of the Alleanza di
Secondigliano Camora group, public officials and businessmen,
allegedly involved in bid rigging and the extortion of companies
working at hospitals, police said.
The companies operate in the sectors of patient transport,
funeral services, construction and cleaning, police said.
Among those arrested is Luigi Cimmino, suspected boos of the
Vomero quarter, his son Franco Diego and his right-arm man
Andrea Basile.
Trade unionists and entrepreneurs were also arrested including
Marco Salvati, owner of a patient transport firm called The
Cross of St Pius, as well as the Sacco family, who run hospital
cafeterias.
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