League Treasurer Alberto Di Rubba was
found guilty of misappropriation by a judge in Milan on
Wednesday and handed a jail term of two years, 10 months at the
end of a fast-track trial.
The judge also ordered that 38,000 euros be confiscated from Di
Rubba, who became treasurer in April and was previously the
League's administrative director in the Senate and president of
the Lombardia Film Commission (LFC).
The case stems from an investigation into the LFC which had led
to separate convictions for Di Rubba and Andrea Manzoni, the
former auditor for the League in the Lower House.
On Wednesday the Milan judge also indicted Manzoni who, unlike,
Di Rubba, did not opt for a fast-track trial in this case.
In the previous case, Manzoni and Di Rubba were given jail terms
of four years, four months, and five years respectively over the
sale of a property bought by the LFC in an operation in which
800,000 euros of public money were allegedly siphoned off.
An appeal trial in the case opens in October.
In Italy convictions are not considered definitive until the
appeals process has been exhausted.
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