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Calabria Closes Steven Tyler Museum Probe, 15 Under Investigation

Regional funding for a museum tied to Tyler failed to deliver any project.

Overview

  • Prosecutors in Crotone have concluded the investigation and notified 15 people under inquiry, including current and former Cotronei officials and private actors.
  • The case centers on alleged false statements used to shift the planned site from Palazzo Bevilacqua in the town center to a peripheral warehouse.
  • Investigators report that €118,368 to roughly €120,000 in public money was paid to a private seller for the warehouse property.
  • About €1.3 million in regional funds earmarked for a museum and a music school produced no completed works, with Tyler’s representative describing the money as effectively lost.
  • The probe followed a 2022 legal warning from Steven Tyler’s association objecting to the relocation and use of his name, and prosecutors could seek indictments within about twenty days.