Overview
- GIP Marta Pollicino approved negotiated sentences for Davide Lacerenza at 4 years and 8 months and for Stefania Nobile at 3 years.
- The court ordered confiscation exceeding €900,000, delegating prosecutors to auction champagne bottles and venue furnishings to cover the amount.
- The investigation by prosecutor Francesca Crupi and the Guardia di Finanza followed March 4 arrests tied to alleged prostitution and drug trafficking at the Gintoneria and La Malmaison.
- Investigators described bank transfers labeled “champagne” as a device used to disguise escort services and cocaine transactions.
- Post-sentencing pathways include Lacerenza seeking probation with addiction treatment at SerD, while Nobile has been admitted to perform community service.