A municipal manager in the Naples metropolitan area has been suspended from public office for one year while under investigation for alleged embezzlement involving about €150,000, according to Il Mattino Napoli.
The precautionary measure was ordered by the preliminary investigations judge of the Court of Nola, at the request of the Nola Public Prosecutor's Office. It suspends the manager from exercising a public office or service for twelve months.
The Guardia di Finanza carried out the suspension order and a preventive seizure aimed at confiscation of around €150,000.
What investigators allege
According to the investigative hypothesis reported, between 2022 and 2026 the manager allegedly prepared and signed payment orders with fictitious reasons, naming himself as the beneficiary.
Investigators have seized two properties, sums of money and shares in mutual funds, with an estimated total value of more than €100,000.
Case status
The case remains at the preliminary investigation stage. The measures can be appealed, and the person under investigation is to be considered innocent until any final conviction.
Neither the name of the manager nor the municipality where he works was identified in the reporting available. No final determination of criminal responsibility has been made.
