Overview

• Prosecutors in Brescia have registered former Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti as under investigation for alleged corruption in judicial acts tied to the archiving of inquiries involving Andrea Sempio in 2017.
• Guardia di Finanza and Carabinieri carried out coordinated early‑morning searches at the homes of Venditti, Sempio’s parents and relatives, and former carabinieri Silvio Sapone and Giuseppe Spoto under decrees covering nine people.
• A handwritten note seized on May 14 at Sempio’s parents’ home—referencing “Venditti,” “gip archivia” and “20/30 €,” and dated early February 2017 before Sempio was notified—prompted the corruption line of inquiry.
• Financial checks cited in the decree flagged about €43,000 in cheques among Sempio relatives and roughly €35,000 in cash withdrawals from late 2016 to mid‑2017, alongside alleged omissions in intercepted‑audio transcripts and opaque contacts with the Pavia Polizia Giudiziaria.
• Venditti publicly denies ever taking money, while Sempio family members reject any payoff and say the figures relate to routine legal costs; separately, the judge granted a 70‑day extension for ongoing forensic work in the incident probatorio.