Another case has hit the lower levels of Italian football with the Calabrian club’s management judged guilty due to their actions regarding player contracts and payments.
In was has been known as Contrattopoli, Lega Pro side U.S. Catanzaro were accused by former players for not paying contributions and releasing tax returns in light of the bankruptcy of Catanzaro back in 2011, as per Catanzaroinforma.it. Club President, Giuseppe Cosentino and the club’s lawyer, Sabrina Rondinelli, have reportedly retraced all the information regarding the accusations. They state that the current ownership has filed more than a hundred documents and a report noting that the income tax paid via the failure, had been processed for some time. The new company also produced a copy of the payment. Due to this evidence, thirteen players were under investigation for having committed fraud and the Prosecutor of Catanzaro seized the amounts of paid to them.
On Monday, via the FIGC, the Disciplinary Committee of the National Federal Court came to a verdict on the Contrattopoli case. All thirteen former Catanzaro players were acquitted of fraud charges against him while five members of the management team where banned and fined for administrative violations, as reported by TuttoLegaPro. The following individuals were sanctioned:
Pasquale Bove: 5-year ban and a €20,000 fine
Antonio Aiello: 4-year ban and a €20,000 fine
Filippo Catalano: 2-year and six-month ban and a €20,000 fine
Cataldo Ceravolo: 1-year ban and a €10,000 fine
Alfonso Faiella: €1,500 fine
The decision does not affect the club’s standing in their league and will dispute the upcoming 2016/2017 Lega Pro season.
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