18 people are under investigation and 10 precautionary measures have been ordered. The Procura’s charges relate to several episodes of corruption
July 16, 2024
The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, is under investigation as part of the investigation which today led to the arrest of the municipal councilor for mobility Renato Boraso, among others.
In addition to Brugnaro, the head of the mayor’s cabinet and general director of the municipality, Morris Ceron, and the deputy head of cabinet Derek Donadini are also under investigation. Once of the affairs involving the mayor concerns the negotiations for the sale of the “Pili” area overlooking the Venice lagoon to Singapore entrepreneur Chiat Kwong Ching. The investigations concern the “blind trust” that manages Brugnaro’s assets.
The Guardia di Finanza Operation
A harsh blow shook the Municipality of Venice at dawn. A vast operation by the capital Guardia di Finanza led to the investigation of eighteen people and the execution of ten precautionary measures ordered by the judge overseeing the preliminary investigations, Alberto Scaramuzza. The charges, which have been lodged against municipal officials, public companies and entrepreneurs, are related to several episodes of corruption, in particular for the sale of Palazzo Papadopoli in Venice.
Councilor for Mobility Boraso in Prison
Among the measures taken was the imprisonment of the municipal councilor for Mobility, Renato Boraso, apparently involved for his activity as a financial consultant, and building contractor Fabrizio Ormenese. The investigation, conducted by the Venetian prosecutor’s office, also led to preventive seizures of around one million euros.
Searches at Ca’ Farsetti and at the AVM/ACTV Headquarters
The searches that were carried out concerned the Municipality of Venice, however, the headquarters of the Avm/Actv lagoon public transportation group was also searched. In fact, the general director of the company, Giovanni Seno, is also among those under investigation for an affair that involved some Actv contracts.
Investigations which appear to have also involved Luis Lotti, the Italian representative for Ching Chiat Kwong, a Chinese tycoon based in Singapore who specializes in large real estate transactions, to whom the current municipal administration sold two historic buildings, sales that were at the center of a journalistic investigation by the Rai 3 program Report.
Source: RAI
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