Overview
- The Tribunale monocratico di piazzale Clodio on November 20 issued a first-instance conviction against Giuseppe Milazzo Andreani for aggravated fraud, sentencing him to one year with suspension.
- Gianna Orrù’s transfers for purported cryptocurrency investments began with €10,000 and grew through 2018–2019 to more than €300,000, with totals reported between €335,000 and €350,000 that were never returned.
- Milazzo initially engaged the family through a short-film project and later proposed online trading and Bitcoin investments after being introduced to Orrù by her daughter, Valeria Marini.
- Andreani denies wrongdoing, and his lawyer, Sergio Stravino, says he will file an appeal to contest the verdict.
- Orrù filed a complaint in February 2020, the trial opened in March last year, and reporting notes the offense could reach prescription in February.