Overview
- Prosecutors in Brescia have registered Giuseppe Sempio as a suspect for judicial corruption tied to an alleged €20,000–€30,000 payment to then–Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti to secure a 2017 case dismissal.
- An unrepeatable technical examination will extract forensic copies from phones and computers seized on September 26, with consultant Matteo Ghigo leading operations in Pinerolo and a 45‑day analysis window.
- Investigators cite a handwritten note reading “Venditti gip archivia per 20.30 euro,” confirmed by family to be in Sempio’s hand, alongside bank flows deemed anomalous: €43,000 in checks from paternal aunts and roughly €35,000 in cash withdrawals between late 2016 and mid‑2017.
- Giuseppe Sempio told investigators the funds were intended for legal fees, while Venditti’s lawyer challenges the procedure after a Riesame annulment and Andrea Sempio’s defense says the new corruption probe does not affect their client’s case.
- The inquiry now also examines how 2016 technical reports and related documents, including the Linarello consultancy, circulated among parties, with former defense lawyers expected to be heard in Brescia next week.