Matteo Salvini On December 25, she posed holding a panettone and greeted her online followers with the snapshot in which she was seen next to him. girlfriend Francesca Verdini. On January 1, the current Minister of Infrastructure and leader of the Union did this once again. She, wearing a stylish dark jacket with a gold necklace hanging from her neck, smiled in front of the camera again. But this time sarcastic and critical messages What appeared under his posts was more acidic than ever. “What about the rest of the Verdini family? Oh, they Home detention“, read one of the many comments to the ‘post’ on Instagram.
The chaos that day latest scandal This has affected the controversial right-wing politician and the consequences are not yet known. And at the center of everything is not only him, but also Salvini’s girlfriend since 2019, and above all Salvini’s sister and daughter. Tommaso and Denis Verdini. Since last December 28, by order of the Rome Prosecutor’s Office, the former has been placed under house arrest, while the latter, who is already serving his sentence, has been placed under house arrest. fraudulent bankruptcy, is also being investigated. Reason: Suspicion of Roman prosecutors that they were responsible, together with six other people, for committing crimes such as corruption, illegal influence peddling and the manipulation of public auctions to win some successful contracts from ANAS, the government agency that manages highways in Italy.
The investigation is still ongoing and only part of the story is publicly known. However, the facts leaked so far (and partially reconstructed in detail by the Italian media) contain some elements. already known scripts In the transalpine country. At the center of the investigation will be Inver SRL, a company led by Tommaso Verdini, chairman of the board and owner of 70% of the shares. The most important decisions are important as described.
Better contracts
Along with another partner, Verdini senior and his subordinates would prefer that their clients receive the best contracts. accurate information information they received from at least three complicit employees (also under house arrest). In exchange for these alleged favors, the authorities would have received a promise. help getting promotions. An investigation was conducted with these elements, which started in July 2021 and was closed in April 2023.
Problem: The sole partner of ANAS, the Italian national railway company Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, controlled by the Ministry of Economy, is today again in the hands of the League’s leader, Giancarlo Giorgetti. However, oversight and technical control over the management of ANAS Authority of the Ministry of Infrastructurecurrent boss Salvini. However, the latter defended himself by emphasizing that the investigation began before he was appointed head of that portfolio. Therefore also refused to answer questions We discussed this issue in the Italian Parliament.
critics
A strategy that does not allow him to evade for the moment cyclone of criticism of the opposition. “Parliament needs to know to what extent the events involve ANAS, how many and which contracts, what measures have been taken. prevent corruptionFive Star MP Federico Cafiero De Raho, former prosecutor and former national anti-mafia judge, criticized the involvement of representatives of the institution.a political question” added Democratic Party leader Elly Schlein.
The Italian Union and the Brotherhood Party, which was involved in various controversies in the first days of the year, Giorgia MeloniThe Prime Minister mostly preferred this. line of silence. However, possible stage hits should not be ignored because Denis Verdini He is known in Italy for his closeness to the late Italian boss Silvio Berlusconi and was sentenced to 6 years and 10 months in prison in November 2020 after being found guilty of the collapse of the Crédito Cooperativo Florentino bank. Another case that gave a lot to talk about at the time.