FIGC President Gabriele Gravina is under investigation for alleged embezzlement and self-laundering and was heard by Rome prosecutors on Wednesday.
Reports in Italy claim Gravina is under investigation for embezzlement and self-laundering but according to La Repubblica, the FIGC President was informed about the matter when he autonomously showed up for an interrogation with the Rome Prosecutor on Wednesday alongside his lawyers.
The Rome authorities’ investigation is tied to another case overseen by the Perugia prosecutor. This case involved 16 other people accused of having obtained private information about VIPs and Italian politicians through various platforms, including a database of the National Anti-Mafia Directorate.
Some of this information, allegedly obtained illegally, concerned Gravina, which is why the FIGC President wanted to talk to magistrates yesterday.
When he arrived, he was informed about an ongoing investigation that had formally started only a few hours earlier.
According to reports, the investigation concerning Gravina is about the race for Serie C TV rights – Italy’s third division – in 2018, when Gravina was the Lega Pro President.
As explained by Il Post, authorities suspect that the race won by ISG Ginko was somehow tied to the private dealing of ancient books that Gravina allegedly sold for thousands of euros. The sale was not ultimately concluded, but Gravina is suspected to have still received the money as a non-refundable deposit. Investigators also linked the operation to a house Gravina bought in Milan, which is now formally owned by his partner’s daughter.
Gravina’s lawyers said on Wednesday that the FIGC president clarified his position and provided documents to deny allegations.
This guy has been a sell out to the Italian players they should lock him up on that charge alone.