An Italian judge has dismissed all remaining electoral corruption charges against former Liguria governor Giovanni Toti, closing a follow-up probe into alleged vote-buying linked to regional elections.
Judge Giorgio Morando approved requests by prosecutors Federico Manotti and Luca Monteverde to drop the case, finding insufficient evidence that Toti participated in vote-trading. The charges stemmed from a 2024 corruption scandal that prompted Toti's resignation; he previously accepted a plea deal of two years and three months, converted into community service, for bribery and illicit party financing tied to port concessions in Genoa.
The ruling also cleared several co-defendants of residual charges in the wider investigation, including port entrepreneur Aldo Spinelli, businessman Pietro Colucci, and Primocanale publisher Maurizio Rossi, whose alleged awareness of a corrupt pact between Toti and Esselunga manager Francesco Moncada could not be proven. Former port authority officials Antonella Traverso and Paolo Piacenza were also cleared of failure to report offences.