Genoa, 10 May 2024 – And now, after that Did Signorini choose silence? “The papers are such that they require careful reading, which cannot be done in prison. He only said that, in a second phase, he could possibly speak to the public prosecutor”, says his lawyer, Enrico Scopesi, at the exit of the Marassi prison. But against the former president of the Port Authority, now CEO of Iren – suspended – there are many of the ten thousand pages deposited by the Genoa DDA at the same time as the execution of the precautionary measures. Signorini received the heaviest measure, prison. And, with this attitude taken before the investigating judge, Paola Faggioni, it is difficult to imagine a weakening in the short term. Against Signorini, accused of corruption for the exercise of the function and for acts contrary to official duties, there is that very close and dangerous relationship with the entrepreneur Aldo Spinelli. The cards say it clearly.
Paolo Signorini, CEO of Iren and former president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
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Signorini, have rebuilt the Fiamme Gialle, has benefited, in the monitored period, from 22 extra luxury stays in Monte Carlo, for a total of 42 nights, in the company of friends, as well as dinners in tuxedos, gifts and social events. In short, a good life.
“Once the bureaucratic process for the thirty-year renewal of the concession of the bulk terminal – says the investigating judge -, the interpersonal relationships between Signorini and Aldo Spinelli progressively intensified, taking on the contours of a stable and continuous attendance”. In short, friends for life or at least for business and profit for both, according to what emerges from the investigations that led to the Genoese earthquake. Our interactions are increasingly closer and more confidential. And with a rather big ‘but’. It was always and only Spinelli who offered who in the Principality enjoys, on his ‘Game Guest’ account, a credit line of one and a half million euros, being one of the largest customers of the Casino.
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For Signorini, it is Spinelli who books directly with customer service. With whom we compete for places in the final of the tennis masters, a super VIP showcase. Live TV, the best tennis players, enchanting view of the gulf. In short, from a social-sports red carpet: “Please, a nice… nice, nice because I have the president of the port”.
Spinelli also thinks of sending his friend a special company, also suggesting how to get around the presence of his companion (“send her for a ride”). Based on what was highlighted by the investigators, in just under a year and three months – from 31 December 2021 to 12 March 2023 – the former president of the port would have obtained the green light for the Hotel de Paris from the former patron of Genoa and Livorno.
Signorini was also offered chips for casino bets and a series of gifts. In the report the investigators indicate a Chanel bag and a Cartier gold bracelet worth 7,200 euros. Furthermore, according to the documents, in 2022 Spinelli would also have offered Signorini a post-leadership managerial vision of the port of Genoa: a position worth 300 thousand euros per year once the mandate as president has ended.
But the former number one of the Port Authority, it emerges from the wiretaps, also had the worry that this friendship with Spinelli could bring him trouble. “But in Monte Carlo, if they check your account.. because you know..”. “But they don’t check.. in Monte Carlo, don’t worry, nothing comes out there Paolo”, unaware that the financiers have followed them many times. “Zero dangers”, repeats Spinelli. No risk of being seen even by prying eyes, according to the entrepreneur, like when Francesco Totti was expected in Monte Carlo with a television crew. “Not last week, because I told you, I know when they’re coming. Meanwhile, don’t worry now, Totti isn’t coming anymore.”
