Giuseppe Scopelliti (born 21 November 1966 in

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Mayor of Reggio Calabria

He was elected Mayor of

in 2002. According to investigations of anti-mafia investigators in 2016, Scopelliti was elected thanks to votes from the

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.Secret 'Ndrangheta cupola 'picked men for parliament'
Ansa, July 15, 2016 On 9 October 2012, the Italian government decided to dissolve the city council of Reggio Calabria for infiltration by the 'Ndrangheta. The move came after some councillors were suspected of having ties to the powerful crime syndicate, under the 10-year centre-right rule of Giuseppe Scopelliti, mayor from 2002 to 2010.Sprechi e mafia in Calabria
La Repubblica, 23 September 2012. The investigation was launched in June 2011, following the suicide of Orsola Fallara, Reggio Calabria's council financial controller, who had resigned after government inspectors discovered a €170 million deficit in the Reggio's coffers.Air Malta owed €2.5 million by Reggio Calabria council – Italian magistrates
Malta Today, 18 April 2012

President of Calabria

Scopelliti was elected President of Calabria in the 2010 Calabrian regional election, ousting his predecessor, incumbent President Agazio Loiero of the Democratic Party, in a landslide. He took 57.8% of the vote, while Loiero lost re-election with 32.2%. Scopelliti took office as President on 30 March 2010.

Prison sentence

He was sentenced to six years in prison, a 120,000-euro fine, and permanently banned from public office on 28 March 2014. Scopelliti was found guilty of abuse of office and misinformation while serving as mayor of

(2002–2010).Calabria governor sentenced to six years in jail
Ansa, 28 March 2014
Ansa, 28 March 2014 He resigned as President of Calabria on 29 April 2014.Regione Calabria, Scopelliti si dimette: si andrà al voto
Corriere della Sera, 29 April 2014Calabria, Scopelliti si è dimesso
La Repubblica, 29 April 2014

References

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