Overview

• Andrea Sempio revoked the mandate to lawyer Massimo Lovati after televised statements, keeping Angela Taccia as counsel while a new co‑defender is expected to be announced on Friday.
• Lovati is under investigation in Milan for aggravated defamation and faces disciplinary scrutiny from the Pavia Bar, and he publicly attributed the revocation to a change in defense strategy.
• Former Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti appeared before the Brescia Riesame denying any illicit payments, and his defense argued the searches and seizures lacked solid grounds as judges reserved their decision.
• Searches executed on 26 September seized phones, computers and documents from Venditti, the Sempio household and others, including notes, receipts, bank transfers, cash withdrawals and an appunto that prosecutors view as potentially relevant.
• Financial investigators are examining large gambling expenditures by former police‑judicial team members, structured cash withdrawals linked to the Sempio family and references to an intermediary called “Maurizio,” while forensic work tied to the shoeprint No. 42 perizia continues with experts granted time until 18 December.