G8 summit in Italy, attended 350 prostitutes

Italian businessmen seeking lucrative contracts in the preparation of the G8 summit in Italy in 2009, gave officials an opportunity to use the services of 350 prostitutes. It is reported by The Times, citing the results of the investigation.
At the beginning of a corruption scandal related to the preparation of the summit, some believed to have involved three or four women on call. However, after listening to telephone conversations and the analysis of other materials, investigators concluded that the service officials had organized a network of elite prostitutes.

During the investigation of the case, called the “sexual services in exchange for a favor,” it became clear that the responsible officials serving women from Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Brazil, Cuba and Italy. Prostitutes get about 700 euros a night, but in some cases the price was about 5 thousand euro.

During the preparation of the summit event’s budget has grown considerably. First, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had planned to senior foreign visitors to the island of Sardinia. There, specially built for this set worth about 600 million euros.

But then he decided to invite the world leaders in the city of Aquila, who suffered from the devastating earthquake in early April 2009. In connection with this cost estimate has increased by another 327 million euros. Summit of leaders of the Group of Eight “was held from 8 to 10 July.

During training events meet the head of the Civil Defense Agency Guido Bertalazo. In February 2010, investigators caught him in obtaining sexual services under the guise of massage. Bertolazo all the allegations against him dismissed, arguing that he attended the fitness center to heal his back.

In May 2009, Italy broke a sex scandal involving allegations against Silvio Berlusconi. Young model Noemi Leticia stated that attended the party at the villa in the Italian premier and was with him in an intimate connection, and it was not yet turned 18. Followed revelations and other participating parties, after which his wife Veronica Lario Berlusconi, has filed for divorce.

Prime Minister himself stated that he never paid women for sex, and the press campaign against him was unleashed on the media business competitors.