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In the Grande Carro dei Carabinieri dei Ros operation, which yesterday led to the arrest of 48 people, 41 of whom in prison, there are also four officials from the Puglia region: Cosimo Specchia, Luigi Cianci, Giovanni Bozza and Giovanni Granatiero (this The latter held the position of councilor of the municipality of Monte Sant’Angelo), in addition to the agronomist of Barletta, known as the “king” of the PSR, Rural Development Plan of the Puglia Region, Manlio Cassandro, 61 years old.
They are accused of conspiracy to commit fraud against the Region for the illegal acquisition of EU funds related to the programs of the previous administrations, 2000/2006 and 2007/2013, as well as – in the case of Draft – also corruption.
As we read in today’s edition of the Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, in an article signed by Massimiliano Scagliarini, the businessmen, including Aldo Delli Carri known as ‘Gianni’, would have put in place an overbilling system that would arise from the errors of the public prosecutor Bari. Defined in a “thieves with the pen” interception.
The complex investigations, which for a long time have involved the District Attorney’s Office and the different branches of the Ros present in the national territory, have made it possible to document the existence and operation of an active battery joint in Foggia, Orta Nova, Ascoli Satriano and Cerignola, with interests in Rimini and Upper Irpinia, as well as in Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic, as well as the roles and functions of affiliates within the faction, reporting to Francesco Delli Carri, historical exponent of the Foggia company and his brother Donato .
In this context, the figures of Aldo Delli Carri, cousin of Francesco and Donato, also emerged, engaged in the reinvestment of illicit income in the real estate sector and in scams due to the improper receipt of contributions for agriculture paid by the EU and the Region of Puglia. .
Aldo Delli Carri was proud to know and be friends with Pino Lonigro, who is not under investigation and has no connection with the operation. According to La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, the former regional councilor, “in exchange for his interest in the practices of European funds, he would have obtained electoral assistance from Delli Carri for both the 2014 municipal elections and the regional elections the following year.” .
Among the arrests of the Gran Carro operation are also Foggia’s lawyer Michele Pio Gianquitto and Cristoforo Aghilar, the 30-year-old from Orta Nova who escaped from Foggia prison and later captured, murderer of the former mother-in-law. Among the suspects, the accountant and former mayor of Stornarella Vito Monaco, “considered the mind of the network of fictitious companies,” according to the newspaper.
Yesterday afternoon Michele Emiliano announced that “the Apulia Region will become a civil party, as soon as the criminal action is brought, convincingly supporting the prosecutor’s accusatory system, to recover the amounts illegally confiscated by the alleged association criminal; amounts for which the Administration had already taken revocation measures “.
According to the Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno, this summer Manlio Cassandro, with a letter from him, induced the governor of the Puglia region to manipulate the PSR and then be arrested for the tar of Bari. Again according to what we read in the newspaper, Olaf, The European antidrode, “for years had already identified the fraudulent alert mechanism (apparently in vain), of the Region”.
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We hope that maximum clarity will be given as soon as possible about the accusations of the three detained officials, including through an internal investigation by the Region. Every effort is needed to prevent fraud with European funds. Operation Gran Carro has dealt a severe blow to the Foggia mafia that tried to extend its interests to the agri-food sector both in Italy and abroad. The policy must assume its responsibilities and do everything possible to safeguard a healthy and fundamental sector for our economy.Therefore, we ask the Region to follow up on what was approved in the 2019 Budget: the allocation of 100,000 euros to finance scholarships for recent graduates , for the study of the effects of organized crime in the agro-mafia sector, in health and management. of waste ”, the comment of the regional councilor Rosa Barone and the M5S MEP Mario Furore.
