On 3 March 2010, he was removed from the Italian Senate for his alleged involvement with 'Ndrangheta and was placed under house arrest for his alleged involvement in a more than €2 billion money laundering scheme. Numerous persons in Silvio Berlusconi's political party were allegedly involved.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
He was convicted of criminal association aimed at tax evasion, international money laundering and electoral exchange, and, on 15 July 2011, he was sentenced to a five year imprisonment and received a 4.2 million euros fine for restitution.[6]
^Егикян, Седа (Yeghikyan, Seda) (10 March 2010). "У мафии на хорошем счету: оказалось €2 млрд в австрийских банках" [Mafia in good standing: there were €2 billion in Austrian banks]. Kommersant (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)