Woman at centre of Sangiuliano scandal probed in Pisa

(ANSA) - PISA, OCT 21 - Maria Rosaria Boccia, the woman at the centre of a scandal that led Gennaro Sangiuliano to quit as culture minister in September, is under investigation for alleged fraud in Pisa, the Tuscan city's chief prosecutor Teresa Angela Camelio said on Monday, confirming press reports.
    The prosecutor said the case regarded a 2021 business project related to a property.
    Boccia is a fashion businesswoman and influencer who was a would-be advisor to Sangiuliano.
    He resigned after admitting to having an affair with her, amid claims, which he denied, that she was granted access to sensitive information and that her expenses for trips were paid for with public money.
    Boccia is under investigation in Rome for "threatening a political body of the state and aggravated injuries", after Sangiuliano filed a complaint against her.
    Police have found a pair of smart glasses that the influencer, by her own admission, had previously used to make videos inside parliament - an activity that cost her a ban from entering Roman public offices. (ANSA).