SPOLETO — The Bank of Italy Governor, Ignazio Visco, is under investigation by prosecutors in the city of Spoleto in relation to a probe into alleged corruption and fraud, when the Banca Popolare di Spoleto (BPS) bank was put into the hands of administrators and subsequently sold last year to Banca Desio. 

  They are a total of eight suspects in the investigation opened by the prosecutor of Umbria, all for the same alleged offence as Visco. In addition to the governor, the suspects are John Boccolini, Gianluca Brancadoro, Silvano Corbella, John Domenichini, Stefano Lado, Giuliana and Nicola Scognamiglio Stable. 

  The complaint that led to the opening of the investigation was submitted by a hundred members of the old Banca Popolare di Spoleto, according to which there was an offer of 100 million euros more than the offer of Banca Desio from a company in Hong Kong, the 'Nit Holding'. 

 “With reference to the news that appeared today in the press relating to the events of Banca Popolare di Spoleto, the Bank of Italy is not aware of any initiative of the court” said the Bank of Italy.