Overview
- Judge orders house arrest for Roberto Palumbo after his arrest in flagrante receiving €3,000; businessman Maurizio Terra remains under house arrest on the same case.
- ASL Roma 2 suspends Palumbo and opens a disciplinary file, and Lazio’s governor says the Region will join the case as a civil party with reviews of clinic accreditations to follow cautiously.
- Investigators cite €3,000 per patient, recurring monthly payments and benefits such as rent, a Mercedes lease, credit cards and a consultancy for the doctor’s partner, with funds allegedly routed via false invoices from a shell consultancy.
- The judge’s order notes Palumbo effectively held a 60% stake in the Dialeur clinic and controlled patient allocation to reach its cap; Terra has largely admitted the facts and Palumbo made partial admissions while his lawyer says the cash reflected business profits.
- The inquiry, built on interceptions and seizures of phones and documents, now covers roughly 12–14 suspects and traces back to a complaint by clinic owner Antonio Carmelo Alfarone.