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.
In June 2005, Corrente initiated an investigation and filed charges against Celona. He alleged that Celona had defrauded the state's residents by accepting payments and benefits from corporations with ties to legislation that Celona chaired as chair of the Senate Corporations Committee.