(ANSA) - MONZA, 10 OCT - The special nucleus of the Poliziavalutaria of the Guardia di Finanza of Milan has carried out a preventive sequestration up to about 344 thousand euros against the former senator of Italy at the Paolo Romani Center, investigated by the Prosecutor of Monza for embezzlement.
The precautionary measure, issued by the investigating judge on 6 October last, was carried out today, as stated in a note by the Public Prosecutor of Monza Claudio Gittardi, who coordinates the investigation with the prosecutor FrancaMacchia, and involved sums held on current accounts in two institutes of credit and a property in Cusano Milanino.
According to the Romani investigations, when he was head of the Parliamentary Group of Forza Italia, he would have illegally subtracted from the accounts of the party led by Silvio Berlusconi the amount equivalent to that seized with the alleged complicity of his entrepreneur friend Domenico Pedico, who was also under investigation.
The investigation, which started with some reports for suspicious transactions on FI's accounts, found that the senator, between 2013 and 2018, "having the availability of sums of money left" on the party's account at a bank of "PalazzoMadama and in the name of the group Forza Italia and with a proxy in his favor ", reports the charge," appropriated the total amount of 83 thousand euros ", through three assignments issued by him" and in his own name ", and then deposited them in his own current account,
The financials of the Special Unit of the Currency Police have rebuilt two other similar operations.
The current exponent of 'Italia al Centro', in a memorandum deposited in the Prosecutor's Office on the occasion of his interrogation, had explained the movements with his "absolute good faith", for having had to anticipate expenses following the Pact of the Nazarene, of 2013.
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