Overview
- Judges overturned Comi’s corruption conviction and one fraud count, leaving a single fraud conviction tied to EU staff contracts.
- The remaining penalty is one year with a suspended sentence and a €500 fine after the court recognized mitigation for full restitution.
- WhatsApp chats used at first instance were declared unusable because prosecutors lacked the required authorization from the European Parliament.
- Outcomes for co-defendants were revised, including the acquittal of former MP Diego Sozzani and reduced sentences for Daniele D’Alfonso and Giuseppe Zingale, with Maria Teresa Bergamaschi acquitted.
- Across the 'Mensa dei Poveri' case the appeals tally stands at seven convictions, 11 plea deals and 57 acquittals, and Comi says she will seek review in the Court of Cassation.