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Milan Places Report Consultant Bellavia Under Privacy Investigation Over Vast File Archive

Prosecutors opened a parallel case to examine a million‑file repository linked to an unexplained 36‑page list.

Overview

  • The Milan Prosecutor's Office on February 12 registered accountant Gian Gaetano Bellavia as under investigation for alleged violations of privacy law tied to his retained case files.
  • An unsigned 36‑page “papello” naming numerous public figures surfaced in the digital case file after preliminary inquiries closed in June 2025, and how it was added remains unresolved.
  • Ex‑assistant Valentina Varisco was sent to trial by direct summons for allegedly copying about one million highly sensitive files, with a preliminary hearing set in Milan for July 10.
  • Investigators have been reviewing the seized materials in the new file, and Bellavia is expected to give his account to magistrates as part of the ongoing inquiries.
  • The Data Protection Authority has opened a separate inquiry, while Report’s Sigfrido Ranucci denies any dossiering and Forza Italia’s Maurizio Gasparri calls for deeper scrutiny.