Overview

• Former Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti is under investigation for alleged corruption in judicial acts, his home was searched, his defense will contest the seizures, and he is reported to be stepping down from the Campione d’Italia casino board.
• Investigators are scrutinizing a memo found at the Sempio family home reading “Venditti gip archivia X 20.30 €” and reviewing family bank movements, while relatives suggest the notation refers to routine legal costs.
• Media published audio of a 2017 call in which a carabiniere arranged to meet Sempio to “chat” before notifying an interrogation, as prosecutors examine untranscribed intercepts and contacts they deem irregular with two former officers.
• Court-appointed experts obtained a 70-day extension to complete analyses, including comparison of male DNA recovered under Chiara Poggi’s nails, with reports expected by December 18.
• Alberto Stasi’s lawyer says he is dismayed by the Brescia probe and argues that if the accusations are substantiated they could weigh on the Pavia case involving Sempio and any bid to seek a review of Stasi’s conviction.