Apparently, this gentleman told investigators that he received payment in exchange for giving evidence in the italian case. And then he appears to be surprised that they have opened up a corruption invetigation.
He must have missed that class at law school.
Onésimo Alvarez-Moro
See article:
At the heart of the furore surrounding Tessa Jowell and the allegations against David Mills is a complex web of financial dealings carried out by her husband over a number of years.
There are at least two versions of this paper trail: one set out by Italian prosecutors investigating whether Mr Mills accepted an alleged bribe of up to $1m from Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, and the alternative account described by Mr Mills, who has denied the bribery allegations.
Depending on whose story you believe, the string of transactions either began with $2m transferred by a money management group in the Bahamas, as alleged by the Italian authorities, or, as is described by Mr Mills, $1.6m in a Swiss bank account.
The provenance of the money is disputed. In Milan yesterday, people close to the investigation spoke to the Financial Times.
They confirmed that they were investigating whether Mr Mills received up to $1m from Mr Berlusconi, a bigger sum than reported previously, in return for favourable testimony that he gave during corruption hearings against the Italian prime minister.
According to the prosecutors, who have used analysis conducted by KPMG, the audit firm, about $1m of the $2m transferred on the orders of the Bahamas group was used on business dealings with Diego Attanasio, a shipping magnate.
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