Milan Corruption Probe Casts Shadow Over Property Boom

Office building construction in Milan.

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For the past decade Milan has been in the grip of an extraordinary property boom. Now, a sprawling corruption probe into the city’s real estate industry threatens to cast a shadow over Italy’s financial capital.

Prosecutors are investigating more than 70 people, including mayor Giuseppe Sala, while the city’s best-known developer will be questioned by the police and faces arrest, according to reports and documents seen by Bloomberg.