Overview
- Police caught Roberto Palumbo accepting €3,000 in cash from clinic manager Maurizio Terra near the Lazio regional offices, seizing the money in his car.
- The GIP ordered house arrest for Palumbo and maintained home detention for Terra as prosecutors pursue a corruption case built by the anti-corruption unit of Rome’s Squadra Mobile.
- Investigators are examining seized phones and documents while probing a network that includes roughly a dozen to 14 suspects tied to patient steering from Sant’Eugenio to ASL-affiliated centers.
- Case files describe false invoices through a front consultancy and benefits allegedly provided to Palumbo, including rent, a Mercedes lease, credit cards and a consultancy for his partner.
- Defense argues the cash reflected profits from an unofficial 60% stake in Dialeur and lawful professional activity, but the judge notes admissions and writes that the link between Palumbo’s role and payments is evident.