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Eight people have been arrested in an operation targeting post-earthquake reconstruction in Italy’s Marche region. According to ANSA, the operation was carried out by the Ancona branch of the Guardia di Finanza; 51 people are under investigation, searches were conducted in several regions and assets worth more than €57 million were seized.

According to La Repubblica, the investigation concerns tenders or calls for bids issued by the Marche regional government, Erdis and the University of Camerino. The newspaper reports that the allegations involve suspected fraud and corruption in public procurement.

The available reports establish the scale of the operation but do not provide the names of those arrested or investigated, the specific precautionary measures applied or the regions where the searches took place.

SOURCES

  1. La RepubblicaRicostruzione post sisma nelle Marche, 8 arresti e 51 indagati per truffa e corruzione negli appalti
  2. ANSARicostruzione post sisma, otto arresti della Finanza di Ancona e 51 indagati