Overview
- Police arrested Roberto Palumbo and entrepreneur Maurizio Terra on Dec. 4 after intercepting a €3,000 cash transfer in Rome.
- Palumbo, who leads Sant’Eugenio Hospital’s nephrology unit, is in custody, while Terra, Dialeur’s sole director, is under house arrest pending a judge’s validation.
- Rome prosecutors say the payment appears linked to a broader scheme steering dialysis patients to private clinics, with 12 people under investigation.
- Investigators report that illicit payments were routed through false invoices issued by a cover company presented as a consultancy.
- The exchange occurred near the Lazio regional offices, and investigators seized phones to examine potential earlier cash deliveries.