The mayor of Sorento, a city in southern Italy, Massimo Coppola, was apprehended by the Italian Financial Police during a dinner party for accepting a bribe.
Reports indicate that the 48-year-old mayor was arrested while taking an envelope containing money at a gathering held after a local sports event.
Coppola allegedly offered favorable treatment to the individual who provided him with the cash, although the specific amount remains undisclosed.
A lawyer by profession, Coppola has served as mayor of Sorento for the past five years, having been elected with the backing of several local groups not affiliated with the country’s major political parties.
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