This year, 2012, is the anniversary of the start of the infamous Mani Pulite corruption scandals and investigations.In case you are unaware, Mani Pulite was a nationwide investigation into the extensive problem of political corruption in Italy.  In 1992 the lid was lifted on a can of worms and … [Read more...]

Sadly, but not unsurprisingly for this Italy resident, Italy is the second most corrupt country in Europe.  Only Greece beats Italy in terms of perceived corruption levels according to the 2011 edition of the 2011 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index report.Why does this not … [Read more...]

Alfonso Papa is an Italian politician, and magistrate (or was, he was suspended the other day), who investigators would dearly like to arrest.  This honourable gentlemen is facing charges in connection with Italy's ongoing P4 corruption network scandal.  However arresting politicians in the land … [Read more...]

In Luigi Bisignani's wikipedia entry it says he's one of the most powerful men in Italy.However prior to the erruption of the P4 corruption investigations in Italy, Bisignani was virtually unknown to the Italian general public.To Italy's movers and shakers though, former head of the Italian … [Read more...]