Italian financier Alessandro Proto
was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of defrauding a disabled
woman suffering from cancer, sources said.
The Milanese financier, 44, is accused of defrauding her of
130,000 euros.
Proto, who is resident in Switzerland, allegedly invested the
profits of this and other alleged scams in online gambling
sites.
In February 2013 Proto was first arrested, for alleged fraud
and market manipulation in Milan.
The Italian realtor to Hollywood stars is an ex-primary
candidate in former premier Silvio Berlusconi's now-defunct
People of Freedom (PdL) party.
Proto, who has handled luxury Italian property purchases for
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Leonardo DiCaprio, has been under
investigation for deals at his Proto Consulting firm.
Proto first made headlines in Italy in 2012 for expressing
interest along with four investors in buying up the Benetton
family's shares in the loss-making RCS publishing house.
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