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Judge Freezes €120,000 Linked to Riccardo Totti in Probe of Alleged Payment Evasion

The freeze secures funds pending a probe into claims that fee payments were rerouted to bypass a court award.

Overview

  • Two bank accounts tied to Riccardo Totti were frozen Friday by examining judge Luca Battinieri, who ordered a preventive seizure of about €120,000.
  • The Rome prosecutor, Vittoria Bonfanti, is investigating suspected intentional failure to obey a court order, and the seizure is a precaution to preserve assets during the inquiry.
  • A former academy secretary had won more than €120,000 in unpaid wages and indemnities, but when court collection began the academy’s official accounts showed little money.
  • Investigators say that starting in summer 2024 parents received new bank details and routine fees flowed to an account in Totti’s name and to a new sole proprietorship, while receipts still listed the academy.
  • Totti’s lawyer says the payments supported a new club, ASD Longarina TSS 1944, via a temporary collection account, that transfers to the new association were made on September 23, 2024, and that an appeal has been filed to overturn the freeze.