Former Italian foreign minister convicted for role in sale of Monte Carlo apartment
Time:2024-05-21 20:11:11 Source:businessViews(143)
MILAN (AP) — A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of an apartment in Monte Carlo inherited by his right-wing party.
Gianfranco Fini is a former leader of the far-right Italian Social Movement, which he moved away from its neo-fascist ideology and transformed into the National Alliance, serving as foreign minister in 2004-2006 under then-Premier Silvio Berlusconi. The far-right party of Italy’s current premier, Giorgia Meloni, has roots in Fini’s parties.
Fini faced charges including money laundering in connection with the sale of the apartment in 2015 for 1.36 million euros (nearly 1.5 million euros at current exchange rates). The property had been left to the National Alliance by a countess and was sold to the father of Fini’s partner for 300,000 euros in 2008. A fraud investigation into that transaction closed without charges, and a new investigation was launched in 2017 after the second sale.
Previous:Here comes the char
Next:Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
You may also like
- Kevin Pillar gets 1,000th career hit in Angels' win at Texas
- Public Private Partnerships for flood protection would only add to costs
- Blaze at abandoned building in Wellington
- Government departments defend staffing increase in late 2023
- Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
- Person in critical condition after two
- US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests
- School camp bus breaks down, then catches fire while being towed
- Britain's new bonkers EV: Callum Skye is an £80k electric buggy built in Warwickshire