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Rome Mayor Resigns Over Expense Account

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Used official funds for restaurant bills.

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Two years after taking office, Rome mayor Ignazio Marino has resigned following a scandal over his use of government money to pay for expensive restaurant bills. The mayor has come under fire in the past for unpaid parking tickets and a corruption scandal involving his predecessor. Though he offered to pay back the €20,000, Marino was effectively forced out when his Democratic Party ended its support for him.

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