The deal said to have been reached between Mr. Coia and the Government follows an anti-corruption investigation that the union conducted under an earlier agreement with the Government.
The set of anti-corruption investigations carried out by the Milan judges came to be collectively called Mani pulite (clean hands).
On December 19, 2003 the anti-corruption investigation was closed by prosecutor Adrian Miclescu without filing any charges.
To avoid lengthy and expensive litigation, the Justice Department agreed to let the laborers name an in-house prosecutor and conduct its own anti-corruption investigation.
On July 5, 2008, the Argentine journal Clarín reported about telephone wiretap records authorized for an anti-corruption investigation.
As Treasurer, Gilfillan acquired a reputation for integrity in his dealings, launching anti-corruption investigations, avoiding politics, and attending to his business.
But the same anti-corruption investigations linked Mr. Berlusconi to the old order.
Moreover, he appears to have achieved two of his principal political aims: securing the future of Fininvest and blunting the force of the anti-corruption investigations.
The bill expressly states that the primary responsibility for anti-corruption investigations will remain with the police department, which operates under the Mayor's authority.
However, the anti-corruption investigations revealed disproportionately large assets.
