The legal proceedings surrounding Juventus’ alleged financial irregularities continue as former president Andrea Agnelli, ex-vice president Pavel Nedved, and six other former executives return to court in Rome. The case, which has sent shockwaves through Italian football, focuses on accusations of fictitious capital gains and salary maneuvers.
Calciomercato report that this morning, the nine defendants, including Juventus as an administrative entity, appeared before Judge Anna Maria Gavoni in Courtroom B of the Rome tribunal. The charges they face are serious and varied, including market manipulation, false corporate communications by listed companies, fraudulent tax returns, and obstruction of supervisory bodies.
The hearing is set to address preliminary issues and the constitution of civil parties. Meanwhile, the positions of Enrico Vellano and Francesco Roncaglio, former Juventus board members, along with Roberto Grossi and Stefania Boschetti, auditors for Ernst & Young, are reportedly moving towards dismissal.
The case’s journey to Rome came after the Court of Cassation ruled on the new indictment request by Roman prosecutors Lorenzo Del Giudice and Giorgio Orano, and on the matter of territorial jurisdiction. The investigation files, originally compiled by the Guardia di Finanza under the coordination of Turin’s Deputy Prosecutor Marco Gianoglio and prosecutor Mario Bendoni, were transferred to Rome due to the location of the server through which the stock market communications traveled.
