ROME – Police arrested six people Monday, including three serving Naval officers, on charges of running a 7 million euro scam to sign off deliveries of petrol to a ship which sank in 2013.

 Investigators on the "Mafia Capitale" case have uncovered a paper trail detailing the scheme which involved some 11 million litres of petrol. It is believed that the petrol assigned to “Victory I”, which was sunk in the Atlantic in Sep 2013, was in fact delivered to petrol stations controlled by the criminal network.

 The value of the fraudulent activities has been estimated at around 7.4 million euros.

 Serving navy officials Mario Leto, Sebastiano Distefano and Salvatore Mazzone were arrested on Monday, alongside Lars P. Bohn, Massimo Perazza and Andrea D’Aloja, who are believed to have dealt with the sale of the illicit fuel.

   Monday’s arrests indicate the audacity and widespread nature of the “Mafia Capitale” criminal underground operations. The time-frame of these new allegations is also more recent then the bulk of reports up until this point, calling into question the scope of corruption which could be yet undiscovered and ongoing.

 These new revelations will be sure to embarrass Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who on Monday officially announced Rome’s candidacy for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The stain of corruption on Rome’s public offices may be difficult to erase under the watchful eye of the Olympics’ Committee.