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The tax consultant of a former EU lawmaker at the centre of a cash-for-influence corruption scandal at the European Parliament has been arrested in Italy, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
The scandal hinges on suspicions that Qatar and Morocco bribed politicians, NGOs and parliament assistants to influence decisions of the EU assembly
The alleged ringleader of a European Union cash-for-influence corruption scandal linked to Qatar and Morocco has decided to reveal information about the affair in exchange for a lighter sentence, Belgian prosecutors said Tuesday. Pier Antonio Panzeri, who was charged last month with corruption, money laundering and membership of a criminal organization, and his lawyers have…
Under the deal, the former MEP will share "substantial, revealing, truthful and complete" details about the corruption scandal.
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