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Naples Prosecutors Notify 120 Suspects in ID-Document Bribery Probe

Hidden cameras inside two municipal registry offices produced evidence for charges that include falsification, corruption, facilitation of immigration.

Overview

  • Prosecutors have closed the investigative phase and served formal notices to 120 people, who now have 20 days to submit defenses before any indictment decision.
  • Investigators say the network traded faster or false identity and residence papers for cash during 2021–2022, with a fee list found in the case file.
  • Audio and video devices placed by police inside the Piazza Dante and Via Lieti offices captured cash handoffs and other exchanges that support the accusations.
  • The suspect pool includes municipal employees, intermediaries, an elected local councillor, and foreign nationals who received the documents.
  • Case files describe sexual exploitation of women seeking paperwork, and checks continue on a local tax-help center suspected of recruiting clients.