Paola Galeone, former prefect of Cosenza

  • The prefect of Cosenza, Paola Galeone, is under house arrest. She is accused of inducing to give utility
  • Corruption, the prefect of Cosenza investigated

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09 January 2020 Cinzia Guercio, prefect of Isernia, has been appointed new prefect of Cosenza.

The appointment was decided by the Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Interior Minister Luciana Lamorgese. The previous prefect of Cosenza, Paola Galeone, had been arrested in recent days for the crime of induction to give or promise benefits, and is now under house arrest, suspended from service.

Paola Galeone had been arrested and placed under house arrest in her home in Taranto on January 2nd. The former prefect is challenged, in particular Article 319c of the Criminal Code, reports a press note from the Public Prosecutor's Office of Cosenza.

Galleon would have been surprised while pocketing 700 euros, presumably to favor an entrepreneur in the area who, in reality, would have already reported her. An investigation before which she had been put on leave pending the government to appoint her replacement.