{{Short description|South African businessman and whistleblower}}
'''Angelo Agrizzi''' is a South African convicted criminal and former chief operating officer of Bosasa, a South African logistics company, until 2016.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-01-18 |title=Agrizzi: ‘I was caught in a cult of bribes’ |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2019-01-18-00-agrizzi-i-was-caught-in-a-cult-of-bribes/ |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> He is best known for his testimony to the Zondo Commission, during which he blew the whistle<ref>{{Cite news |last=Onishi |first=Norimitsu |date=2019-01-29 |title=Bribes Like ‘Monopoly Money’ Were Given to South Africa’s Leaders, Panel Hears |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/29/world/africa/south-africa-anc-corruption-bribes.html |access-date=2023-04-10 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> on the corrupt relationship between Bosasa and members of the South African government and governing African National Congress (ANC).<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Radulović |first=Ugljesa |date=2025 |title=Who will protect the night's Watch? Legislative reform and a state apparatus for the comprehensive shielding of South African whistleblowers |url=https://scindeks.ceon.rs/article.aspx?artid=0354-88722501037R&lang=sr |journal=NBP. Nauka, bezbednost, policija |volume=30 |issue=1 |pages=37–50 |doi=10.5937/nabepo30-54668 |issn=0354-8872|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2019 |title=Dublin-based firm drawn into South African corruption scandal |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/energy-and-resources/dublin-based-firm-drawn-into-south-african-corruption-scandal-1.3776344 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gevisser |first=Mark |date=2019-07-11 |title=‘State capture’: the corruption investigation that has shaken South Africa |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/jul/11/state-capture-corruption-investigation-that-has-shaken-south-africa |access-date=2023-04-10 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
His testimony followed a press statement released on the night of 21 August 2018, in which Agrizzi said that he had decided to "provide comprehensive details" about "racketeering, corruption and money laundering that I have been aware of over the last 18 years" at Bosasa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2018 |title=Bosasa executive to blow the whistle on corruption |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/exclusive-bosasa-executive-to-blow-the-whistle-on-corruption-20180822 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
Agrizzi grew up in Germiston in the former Transvaal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=van der Merwe |first=Jana |date=6 December 2021 |title=Whistleblower Angelo Agrizzi talks about the Bosasa ‘cult’ and why he doesn’t see himself as a crook or a hero |url=https://www.news24.com/you/news/local/whistleblower-angelo-agrizzi-talks-about-the-bosasa-cult-and-why-he-doesnt-see-himself-as-a-crook-or-a-hero-20211206 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=You |language=en-US}}</ref> His family immigrated to South Africa from Italy.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Levy |first=Moira |date=2021 |title=Inside the Belly of the Beast: The REAL Bosasa Story by Angelo Agrizzi |url=https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/ejc-nagenda_v2021_n82_a14 |journal=New Agenda: South African Journal of Social and Economic Policy |volume=82}}</ref> He is currently facing criminal corruption and bribery charges in connection with his time at Bosasa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchley |first=Alex |date=8 March 2023 |title=Hearing into former Bosasa COO Agrizzi's fitness to stand trial postponed indefinitely |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/hearing-into-former-bosasa-coo-agrizzis-fitness-to-stand-trial-postponed-indefinitely-20230308 |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In November 2025, Agrizzi entered into a plea agreement with the State, admitting to charges of corruption and money-laundering linked to the company’s controversial contracts with the Department of Correctional Services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchley |first=Alex |title=UPDATE {{!}} Angelo Agrizzi pleads guilty to corruption, avoids jail in deal with State |url=https://www.news24.com/southafrica/crime-and-courts/angelo-agrizzi-pleads-guilty-to-corruption-avoids-jail-in-deal-with-state-20251106-0636 |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> Agrizzi received a 10-year sentence for each count of corruption and an additional 10 years for money laundering—but the sentences were wholly suspended for five years, as he is sick.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Modise |first=Kgomotso |title=Agrizzi receives stern warning from the court during his sentencing |url=https://www.ewn.co.za/2025/11/07/agrizzi-receives-stern-warning-from-the-court-during-his-sentencing |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=EWN |language=en}}</ref>
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