Overview
- Prosecutors requested indictment for John Elkann and accountant Gianluca Ferrero on charges tied to 2018 and early‑2019 income declarations for Marella Caracciolo.
- the filing follows Judge Antonio Borretta’s order of imputazione coatta, which rejected full dismissal and requalified the counts as false or fraudulent declarations.
- the separate truffa-to-the-State proceeding remains pending with a messa alla prova decision scheduled for 11 February.
- Ferrero has sought a plea deal converting a one‑year sentence into a €73,000 fine, with a hearing set for 21 January.
- Elkann paid €183 million to the tax authority in July as part of his probation bid, while investigators reported €248.5 million in undeclared income and an untaxed estate near €1 billion; defenses contest the accusations and have appealed to the Court of Cassation.