Massimo LucianoOf Terracinamanager of Lazio regionresponsible for the decentralized area ofAgriculture for Southern Lazio (Latina and Frosinone), it was suspended from the exercise of its function with theaccusation Of corruption because in exchange for foodstuffs, in particular mozzarellabottles of oil And fuelas well as through thehiring from the Daughterit would have facilitated some entrepreneurs agricultural workers, Ciociaria and Pontine, who had submitted an application to obtain the European contributions and, at the same time, to unblock procedures where they were blocked due to bureaucratic problems. The provision, signed by the investigating judge of court Of Cassinowas performed this morning by carabinieri forestry of Frosinone.
The reactions in the Lazio Region
In the Region everyone remembers him as a manager extremely prepared: «His door was always open – they say -. Always available, he gave everyone advice and suggestions to fine-tune and perfect the individual practices.” Important practices, worth hundreds of thousands of euros, and he, manager of the decentralized agriculture sector for over 20 years, was the most expert person to turn to. And so the “packages” would begin gift», until the hiring of the daughter (and promise of hiring for the other son).
The investigation into European funds
L’investigation it started in 2020 when the Forest Service began investigating the provision of European funds for rural development (Psr). Funds that are managed by the Region for a project that aims to strengthen and expand agricultural companies. Rather complex practices that often run aground bureaucratic problems. Well, the foresters have focused their attention on 6 episodes with relative complaint Of 10 peopleBetween entrepreneurs of the agricultural sector e officials of the Lazio Region, for the crime of corruption for the exercise of function.
Six episodes, from mozzarella to petrol
The most important figure is that of Massimo Luciano64 years old, next at the pension, which over the years was divided between the offices of Latina and Frosinone. According to theaccusationas regional manager, in exchange for food (especially mozzarella and bottles of oil), fuel supplies for the personal car, and the hiring of a daughter (with the promise of hiring the other son too) they would have used in favor of agricultural entrepreneurs so that they could obtain European contributions.
Well, in a first case the manager would have received from a well-known Ciociaro entrepreneur, to whom several companies dealing with refer farm Of hoaxes and production of buffalo foodstuffs, numerous boxes of mozzarella cheese And cheesesas well as various supplies of diesel for his car “in response to the issuing of acts by his office in favor of companies”.
In a another case the manager, in order to facilitate the definition of a practice relating to a financing requested by the administrator of an agricultural company based in Romaniabut with activities in the Frosinone area, would have received food as well as various bottles of wine.
In a third episode the manager would have undertaken to promptly resolve the problems relating to financing from an agricultural cooperative company based in the Pontine area, to obtain in exchange thehiring from the Daughter right there society.
In a fourth case the manager would have been available to promptly resolve any critical issues that might arise slow down there closure of a method relating to a loan requested by an agricultural entrepreneur from Cassinate; in this case he would have done it pressures at i officials of the Region who, physically, took care of the practices, receiving in exchange the supply of fuel for your car.
In a fifth episode the manager would have actively worked both for the promotion ofactivity of a well-known entrepreneur of Cassinate, both for the rapid definition of the procedure aimed at obtaining a financing requested by the company of which the entrepreneur is the owner, as well as offering reassurance on the rapid resolution of any problem. In this case he would have obtained, in exchange, the promise Of hiring of the son.
In a last case the manager would have been interested in the proceedings in which an entrepreneur who owned a company was involvedoil company, informing him on the progress of the procedures themselves and reassuring him on the timing of disbursement of the financing; in exchange the manager would obtain continuous fuel supplies for his car and various supplies of oil.
