Navy refused to vet contractors and prosecutors were removed after appealing

Evidence

The Navy said it would not vouch for the legality of the parties involved in the construction, and added that Mirabella had cleared the Italian government’s mafia check. “We’re not here on behalf of the Italian government to make sure none of these parties are shady,” insisted the Navy officer overseeing construction. Eventually a Naples appeals court allowed construction to continue. The prosecutors appealed to the Italian Supreme Court but soon found themselves replaced on the case. The new prosecutors dropped the charges, saying they lacked evidence. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 355

Categorization

• QUESTION: The replacement of prosecutors after their Supreme Court appeal strongly implies political interference worth tracing further.
• XREF: Fits the theme of U.S. bases corrupting local governance and law enforcement, potentially connecting to closing arguments about how bases harm their host countries.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 355