The mayor of Triggiano (Bari), Antonio Donatelli, and Sandro Cataldo, husband of the regional transport councilor Anita Maurodinoia, were arrested and placed under house arrest on charges of electronic corruption. The investigation was launched after the discovery, on 6 October 2021, of fragments of photocopies of identity documents and tax codes in a rubbish bin.
It is part of an investigation by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate into alleged vote buying for the 2021 municipal elections.