MILAN (VN) — The Giro d’Italia organizer dismissed race director Michele Acquarone today over a fraud investigation involving 13 million euros ($17.6 million) that went missing, according Italy’s La Presse website. Acquarone will hold a press conference Thursday with Paolo Bellino, reported to be the new race boss.
La Presse reported other shake-ups as well. In addition to Acquarone, RCS Mediagroup fired media relations director Matteo Pastore and former CEO Giacomo Catano.
RCS Mediagroup began the investigation of its sports subsidiary, RCS Sport, at the end of September. It suspended Acquarone immediately as a precautionary measure and sent him home with pay.
Acquarone says he had nothing to do with the stolen money. He told VeloNews two months ago, “I know there are people that may think I have a hand in this incident, but I’ve always worked with transparency.”
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