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Italy: Loan Sharking Trial – Appeals for Acquittal Filed

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Lecce, Italy – A court in Lecce is considering requests for acquittal for all 16 defendants convicted in a lower court for allegedly applying usurious interest rates to Danilo Crastolla, a politician affiliated with Forza Italia. The case centers around debts of €430,000 accrued during Crastolla’s electoral campaigns in the regional elections of 2005 and … Read more

Taranto: Lawyer & Bailiff Acquitted of Extortion – Case Reopened for Potential False Accusation

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Italian Court Acquits Lawyer and Judicial Officer in Alleged Extortion Case TARANTO, Italy – A court in Taranto, Italy, has fully acquitted a lawyer and a judicial officer who were accused of attempted extortion, a case that stemmed from a 2019 dispute over the enforcement of a civil judgment. The ruling, delivered on February 19, … Read more