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Paolo Savona is under investigation in a Campobasso probe into
banking usury when he was a top manager at Italy's biggest bank
Unicredit, sources said Friday.
The probe involved another 22 people, judicial sources said.
They include former banker Alessandro Profumo, now CEO of
aerospace giant Leonardo, and Fabio Gallia, CEO and general
manager of government bank Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP).
A lawyer for alleged usury victim Engineering SrL, Luigi
Iosa, told ANSA that the notification was "a formality" because
bank chiefs have to be probed for their "role of guarantee and
control".
Asked whether Savona should resign, Deputy Premier Luigi Di
Maio said "it's a probe we already knew about".
Therefore, he said, Savona should not be forced to quit.
The probe "is a formality towards him when he was at
Unicredit", Di Maio said.
"Having said that, as always, if we already knew about the
investigation and we still chose Savona, we're going forward,"
said Di Maio.
The alleged usury took place over 10 years and allegedly
involved transactions at Rolo Banca 1473, which was subsequently
taken over by Unicredit, judicial sources said.
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