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Irene Pivetti Says She Turned to Caritas and Cleaning Work After Four-Year Tax Conviction

She maintains innocence, denouncing a judicial process she says could drag on for years.

Overview

  • The former Chamber of Deputies president was sentenced to four years for tax evasion and self‑laundering tied to alleged fake Ferrari sales to China.
  • She recounts that investigators seized all her accounts, including a PostePay card with €1.09, leaving her without money for groceries.
  • Pivetti says she collected food parcels at the Caritas of San Vincenzo and then worked for Mac Servizi, starting with cleaning as a volunteer before earning about €1,000 a month.
  • She describes being shunned professionally, with consulting offers disappearing and political contacts fading after the case became public.
  • A separate trial over face‑mask transactions is pending, and she says she fears either unjust imprisonment or litigation that outlasts her lifetime.