Nearly 846,000 euros were allegedly
paid between 2018 and 2021 to two officials of highway agency
ANAS, one of whom is allegedly still a manager at the company in
charge of the national road network, by the Consorzio Stabile
Sis based in Turin, for a tender regarding work on the SS 340
state road around Lake Como, according to court papers issued
Thursday by Milan's State attorney's office investigating the
case.
Prosecutors are probing at least two officials with ANAS on
charges of corruption and auction rigging, according to
investigative sources.
Previously, sources close to the investigation had mentioned
alleged bribes for 400,000 euros.
Work on the "SS 340 'Regina'- Variante Tremezzina" was worth
over 388 million euros.
The bribes were allegedly paid to the two officials in two
separate occasions according to the investation, which led to
ANAS offices in Rome and Milan being searched on Thursday.
According to the search order, Stefano Liani, who was "in
charge" of the agency's "department for planning and the
realization of work" between 2015 and 2019, according to the
court papers, "received" from Consorzio Stabile Sis a total of
485,896 euros between 2018 and 2021.
Another person under investigation, Eutimio Mucilli, who
replaced Liani and was in charge of investments and the
realization of construction projects startint from 2022 at ANAS,
allegedly received from the same company over 360,000 euros.
According to the court papers, Liani now works for ANAS in
Tuscany.
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