Itá municipality reported former mayor Jorge Di Martino to the Public Prosecutor’s Office over alleged overcharging exceeding G. 1.4 billion in 12 projects and other contractual irregularities that remain under investigation.
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Five people have been formally charged over their alleged participation in using asphalt, machinery, trucks and municipal employees to pave private property. Criminal responsibility has not been established.
The Paraguayan Prosecutor's Office carried out operations against the alleged "asphalt mafia" to investigate the diversion of funds and machinery from the Asunción Municipal Government for work on a private sports complex and a commercial parking lot.
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraguay is investigating the diversion of approximately 80 tons of public asphalt to pave private properties, a scheme known as the "asphalt mafia" involving the Municipality of Asunción.