The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italian tax officials caught bribing taxpayers Two Italian officials have been arrested after allegedly trying to bribe a restaurant owner out of thousands of euros, by offering to give a discount on his tax bill. https://www.thelocal.it/20140730/italian-tax-officials-caught-bribing-taxpayers Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:05:00 +0200 italian-tax-officials-caught-bribing-taxpayers Four arrested in L'Aquila rebuild bribery probe Four people, including two former politicians, have been arrested for allegedly rigging contracts related to the reconstruction of the central Italian town of L'Aquila after it was devastated by an earthquake in April 2009. https://www.thelocal.it/20140108/four-arrested-in-laquila-rebuild-bribery-probe Wed, 08 Jan 2014 11:25:00 +0100 four-arrested-in-laquila-rebuild-bribery-probe