Corrente inherited this investigation, and in June 2005 filed charges against Celona claiming that he defrauded the state's citizens by accepting money and gifts from the aforementioned companies, which had interests in legislation Celona considered as chairman of the Senate Corporations Committee.
Corrente assumed responsibility for this case, filing charges against Celona in June 2005. He claimed that Celona defrauded the state's residents by accepting payments and favors from corporations with stakes in legislation that Celona led as chair of the Senate Corporations Committee.