Businessman Paolo Arata, allegedly
acting as go between for a Sicilian wind farm king linked to
Cosa Nostra's no.1 fugitive, is heard on a wiretap saying he
would give former transport undersecretary Armando Siri of the
League 30,000 euros to frame an amendment in favour of renewable
energy, police said Monday.
"I'll give him 30,000 euros so that it's clear between us,"
Arata allegedly says on the September 2018 wiretap.
Arata, formerly an MP for Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia
(FI) party and a former League energy consultant, was allegedly
acting on behalf of Vito Nicastri, a Sicilian wind farm
entrepreneur belived to be one of the key bankrollers of
fugitive mafia kingpin Matteo Messina Denaro.
Nicastri and his son Manlio are implicated in the probe, as
is Siri.
Siris stepped down as transport and infrastructure
undersecretary after being placed under investigation for
suspected corruption in April.
Despite this, he served as advisor to League leader Matteo
Salvini in budget talks with unions and employers last week,
among other things outlining the League's plans for a flat tax.
photo: Siri
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