Road Works Package, Gently Used Tender – Uzzano & Pescia

Item specifics

Condition	Convicted; final (Court of Cassation, 2026)
Location	Uzzano and Pescia, Pistoia province, Italy
Seller	Local politicians, officials and public managers (unnamed)
Winning bidder	A local construction firm (Altopascio), described only
Category	Construction
Returns	No returns. Final sentence: 1 year, 10 months and 20 days' imprisonment (2026)

Description

What the bribe bought

The bribe helped a firm obtain public works, including a road-works contract, worth more than 60,000 euros (contract value, not profit). The works came from rigged tenders in Uzzano and Pescia.

Return on bribe: Every €1 of bribes bought contracts worth about €12.Rough figure: the bribe is stated as “exact”, the gain as “more than”.

What happened

A construction firm from Altopascio paid a bribe of 5,000 euros to local politicians, officials and public managers of the municipalities of Uzzano and Pescia. Italy's Court of Cassation ruled the small sum must not be minimised. The case ended with a final sentence of one year, 10 months and 20 days' imprisonment.