Overview
- Giuseppe Sempio is formally under investigation for corruption in judicial acts, with prosecutors alleging a €20–30k payment to then–Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti to secure his son’s 2017 case closure.
- A handwritten note reading “Venditti gip archivia per 20.30 euro,” seized on Sept. 26, is central to the case, and Sempio’s wife confirmed the handwriting as his, according to filings.
- An official Guardia di Finanza report says the payment methods appear consistent with covert transfers to people other than trusted lawyers, contradicting Sempio’s claim that the cash covered legal fees.
- Investigators cite anomalous family finances from Dec. 2016 to Jun. 2017, including €43,000 in checks from paternal aunts to Giuseppe Sempio and about €35,000 in cash withdrawals by father and son.
- Defence teams contest the probe’s methods and invoke the Cassation ruling naming Alberto Stasi as sole perpetrator, while Sempio said on TV he does not remember details and denies knowing those allegedly involved.