Overview

• Mazza is formally under investigation for peculato and corruption tied to his time at the Pavia prosecutor’s office, according to the Brescia prosecutor’s office.
• The Guardia di Finanza searched his home and office in Milan, seizing his cellphone and paperwork in a day of coordinated perquisitions between Milan and Pavia.
• The inquiry scrutinizes spending on restaurants, horse races and luxury cars and explores alleged quid pro quos involving Esitel, including a discounted car Mazza is alleged to have received in exchange for assignments.
• Former Pavia chief prosecutor Mario Venditti remains investigated for judicial corruption over the 2017 archiving of Andrea Sempio in the Garlasco case, with a Riesame hearing on recent seizures scheduled next week.
• Investigative files now include handwritten notes seized from the Sempio home and 2017 intercept excerpts newly filed, while a finance police memo reports no anomalies on Venditti’s accounts for the items reviewed.