The witness of the investigation into General Vannacci: “He took the allowance for Russia even if his wife and daughters remained in Italy”

The three investigations involving General Roberto Vannacci call on a superwitness. It's Colonel Vittorio Parrella. Who in 2023 succeeded the author of Le Monde à l'envers. He himself pointed out some anomalies and critical problems in the administrative management of his predecessor. He did this during the inspection which then led to the file being sent to court. Vannacci is currently the subject of an investigation for the offense of fraud by the ordinary justice system, for fraud and embezzlement by the military prosecutor's office and for embezzlement by the Court of Auditors. The mission in Russia began on February 7, 2021 and ended on May 18, 2022. He then decreed the expulsion of Italian diplomats and soldiers in response to a similar decision by then Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

Allowances for women and girls

The most serious accusation, explains the Mail, concerns the compensation received. They are paid in full when the soldier's families settle in the place where he carries out the mission. But according to analysis of the passports of Vannacci's wife and daughters, this did not happen during the entire duration of their stay in Russia. Even if at one point the family spent a more or less long time with the general. In any case, and this is the most important thing, not all of the dates for which Vannacci requested reimbursement coincide with the stays of his wife and daughters in Russia. This is a decisive question because it also affects Vannacci's ability to defend himself. And that's not the only problem looming on the horizon for the general. Because there are also refunds received for certain dinners and events.

Refunds

Which, however, will never happen. In this case, the contested offenses are fraud and embezzlement. “It seems that General Vannacci would have requested and obtained reimbursement for expenses unduly incurred to organize convivial events for the “Promotion of the country Italy” in restaurants in Moscow rather than at his home,” is the premise contained in the file. Some guests were said to have been present at these dinners, including Parrella himself. Who, however, denied his presence. Date on which one of these dinners took place, which coincides with that of the general's move from the house assigned to him to Moscow. Finally, there is BMW. The first dispute, which arises from the Court of Auditors competent in the matter, is that of tax damage. But accounting judges could also accuse the general of embezzlement. In this case we are talking about a hope cost of 9 thousand euros.

Embezzlement, fraud and cash flow damage

Embezzlement is the crime committed by a public official or a person responsible for a public service who, after receiving financial resources or other advantages, appropriates them. He is punished by imprisonment of four to ten years. In this case, the dispute concerns the sums of money received for the promotion of the dinners and for his wife and daughter. Fraud, which involves those who use deception and deception to gain unfair profit by causing harm to others. The sentence ranges from six months to three years. Finally, fiscal damage is contested when damage, damage, theft, waste or impoverishment of the public domain occurs. This is the hypothesis, an alternative to embezzlement, used by BMW.

The electoral campaign

Yesterday, a League memo denied that the Northern League had signed an agreement with the general to finance his entire electoral campaign for the European elections. According to rumors, the author of The world upside down would have had a budget for his race, which was to take place in the South constituency. Corriere della Sera he even spoke of a guarantee of expenses which would be guaranteed to him by the Northern League. The soldier did not inform the party at the time of signing, although he was already aware of the investigations carried out against him. “It is a source of pride that a courageous servant of the country like Roberto Vannacci is associated with the League: the investigation against him confirms the nervousness of those who fear change, but it is totally false that the party can pay for his electoral campaign . “, he indicated. The League learned about it yesterday in a note.

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