Overview

• Andrea Sempio has revoked the mandate to attorney Massimo Lovati after days of televised remarks, with Angela Taccia remaining on the defense team and a new co‑counsel to be named later this week.
• Former Pavia deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti appeared at the Brescia Tribunal of Review seeking to overturn the seizure of his phones and computers, with judges reserving a decision until October 18 and his lawyer insisting he “never took a euro.”
• Financial analyses by the Guardia di Finanza highlight heavy gambling outlays by members of the investigative team, including about €47,000 spent by a marshal in 2020, and around €43,000 in unusual movements tied to the Sempio household alongside a note referencing “Gip archivia,” which the family says related to legal costs.
• Searches recovered receipts, cash withdrawals and notes—including a €6,349 transfer to consultant Luciano Garofano—plus materials and appunti investigators are cross‑checking with transcripts in which a 2017 passage about paying “those gentlemen” was originally summarized as paying lawyers; a figure referred to as “Maurizio” is also being examined.
• The reinvestigation of Sempio follows a defense technical report suggesting the blooded shoeprint n.42 could match a now out‑of‑production Frau sole fitting size 44, a finding used to secure reopening, with court‑appointed experts working toward deadlines set into December.