Overview

• Former Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti, under investigation for alleged corruption in the Garlasco case, refused to provide passwords to his seized phone and computer, forcing investigators to seek manufacturer access and slowing the timeline.
• Case filings to the Riesame outline suspected peculato of about €750,000 and the use of high‑end cars, with Milan prosecutor Pietro Paolo Mazza also under probe; his defense cites a 2017 Mercedes leasing and says the search decree did not mention the sums or number of vehicles.
• A handwritten note reading “Venditti gip archivia X 20.30 euro” and roughly €35,000 in cash withdrawals in 2016–2017 are cited by the Guardia di Finanza as possible indicators of a €20,000–30,000 payment, while the Sempio family maintains the money went to lawyers.
• Requests to examine the bank accounts of the judge who archived Sempio in 2017 and the Cappa family were not authorized, and no anomalies were reported on Venditti’s accounts, whereas ex‑carabinieri Silvio Sapone and Giuseppe Spoto drew scrutiny, including noted betting outlays.
• Andrea Sempio met defense lawyer Massimo Lovati and will decide in the coming days whether to replace him after his recorded remarks on a media program prompted complaints and disciplinary checks, as family testimony describes substantial cash payments claimed as legal fees.