Luigi Lusi, the former treasurer of the Margherita sentenced on appeal: 7 years. His property confiscated by the State – The Republic

Rome – Reduction of sentence of one year for Luigi Lusi, the former treasurer of the Margherita accused of embezzling nearly 25 million euro of the dissolved party until 2011. This was decided by the Court of Appeal of Rome who inflicted the former senator 7 years imprisonment (eight in the first degree). The reduction is related to the prescription of two episodes of the previous embezzlement in September 2008, unchanged the rest of the charges.

The appellate courts have inflicted accountants Mario Montecchia and Giovanni Sebastio respectively 3 years and 2 years in prison, ten months collaborator for the law firm of Lusi, Diana Ferri, all accused of having helped the then treasurer of the Margherita to set up a series of companies used for the transit of the money from the coffers of the party. The board, chaired by Ernesto Mineo, ordered the nullity of the seizure (movable and immovable property) provided in the first instance judgment and ordered the confiscation of it.

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at the reading of the sentence, gained after just thirty minutes of deliberation, Lusi remained transfixed, then he sat next to the relatives who accompanied him at the hearing. On 10 November, the Assistant Attorney General of the Court of Appeal Simonetta Matone had solicited for the former Democratic senator confirmation of eight years in the first instance not only for the crime of embezzlement but also attributing to conspiracy under a hypothesized agreement with the other defendants “permanent and stable”. The crime of association, however, was not taken into account even this time, in line with what was decided by the court on May 2 2014.

During the interrogation warranty, 23 June 2012, and yet before the July 7 pm next, Lusi said that it was encouraged to “carry out certain operations” by the leader of the Margherita, Francesco Rutelli, who did “knew innocent,” he explained at the time of the closure of the investigation the prosecutor Stefano Pesci.

“I express the highest satisfaction because ‘the Court of Appeal acknowledged that the statements that Luigi Lusi made during investigations and in the various steps of the process are completely false. and I emphasize that none of the requests made by the defense of Lusi has been granted, and only the inexorable passage of time has enabled it to gain a prescription on episodes of more ‘dating appropriation “. So said the lawyer Alessandro Diddi, legal Rutelli, “the ruling – adds Diddi – reconfirms all the reasons for Francesco Rutelli, first victim of the robbery and slander of Luigi Lusi.”

“I welcome joy full victory in the Court of Appeal: reaffirms the honor of Margaret, a major party, made up of good people, it gives me new recognition of the total honesty of my public life. the former treasurer Lusi has turned a thief and a slanderer: we faced this serious situation with determination and transparency, obtaining criminal conviction, seizure and confiscation of today all the stolen goods, which, in line with the decisions of the Margherita, will be donated to the Ministry of Economy , which already have been donated 6.5 million Euros, “so said the same Rutelli.

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