Overview

• Retired Pavia prosecutor Mario Venditti, under investigation for corruption tied to the 2017 archiving of a Garlasco lead, refused to provide passwords for his seized phone and computer, forcing investigators to seek access from manufacturers and slowing the inquiry.
• Riesame filings cite procedural anomalies: ex‑carabiniere Giuseppe Spoto says he was rushed to transcribe Sempio intercepts because Venditti wanted them “immediately for the archiving,” and Sempio referenced contact with officer Silvio Sapone before his formal summons.
• A seized note reading “Venditti gip archivia X 20.30 euro” is interpreted by investigators as a €20–30k payment, which Sempio’s parents dispute as a rough estimate of legal fees; records show sizable cash withdrawals in early 2017 as well as about €35k in cash movements over six months, with no anomalies found on Venditti’s accounts.
• In the broader “Sistema Pavia” strand, Venditti and Milan prosecutor Pietro Paolo Mazza are under scrutiny for alleged peculato estimated around €750,000 and about ten large cars; Mazza’s lawyer details a 2017 Mercedes lease and resale and contests the figures reported.
• Amid mounting media fallout, lawyer Massimo Lovati faces disciplinary checks and a complaint after controversial televised remarks and on‑air insults of Sempio’s family, while he insists on staying on the case as Sempio says he will decide within days whether to replace him.