Maybe it is because they are blind:
"Venice mayor resigns amid corruption scandal" by Colleen Barry | Associated Press June 14, 2014
MILAN — Venice’s mayor resigned under pressure Friday, a day after being freed from house arrest under a plea deal linked to a bribery scandal involving the construction of underwater barriers to protect the city from flooding.
They are talking seawalls, is that right?
The scandal centered on the $6.8 billion Moses project is just one of several kickback probes in recent weeks that have piled pressure on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to tackle Italy’s endemic corruption, which has deterred international investment and eroded public trust.
You never get it back, either, but that is government under bank$ter $laves and $ervants.
His government was expected to enhance the powers of the newly appointed anti-corruption czar later Friday, followed by a new anti-corruption law in a few weeks.
PFFFFT!
Venice mayor Giorgio Orsoni was among more than 30 people arrested last week in a wide-ranging probe that alleged the consortium building the barriers had amassed a $34 million slush fund abroad to bribe officials.
The ambitious barrier project, meanwhile, has suffered long delays and is more than four times over its initial cost projection.
It's STOLEN MONEY!
Orsoni has said he was unaware that any donations to his 2010 election campaign were illegal. He was released from house arrest Thursday after accepting a four-month suspended sentence.
Orsoni, who ran for the Democratic Party without officially joining its ranks, indicated Friday he had lost party support. Several city council members had called for his resignation, and he derided those reactions as ‘‘opportunistic and hypocritical.’’
I'll bet they are happy about that.
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