Italian TV Airs 2017 Sempio Recordings in Garlasco Case, Raising Questions Over Missing Transcripts
Brescia prosecutors are probing alleged bribery tied to Sempio’s 2017 archiving based on a seized note plus flagged cash movements.
Overview
- Rai3’s Chi l’ha visto? broadcast ambient recordings from 2017 featuring lines like “there’s something that must not get to journalists,” passages that prior case notes labeled non‑relevant or inaudible.
- Il Fatto Quotidiano and il Giornale report that parts of those recordings were not transcribed in official brogliacci, reigniting scrutiny of how intercepts were summarized and what was omitted.
- The Brescia inquiry into ex‑deputy prosecutor Mario Venditti cites a 2017 note reading “Venditti Gip Archivia per 20. 30. euro” and alleges a €20,000–€30,000 payoff to secure archiving.
- Financial analyses flagged €43,000 in check deposits by Sempio’s aunts and roughly €35,000 in cash withdrawals by Andrea and his father in late 2016–mid 2017, which prosecutors view as anomalous.
- The defense says the cash covered legal costs and that the note tracked copy fees, announced the hiring of forensic consultant Armando Palmegiani on October 1, and noted the nail‑trace hearing was postponed by about 70 days.