Sassari Prosecutor's Office Concludes Investigation into Money Laundering and Embezzlement Charges

The Sassari Prosecutor's Office has closed the investigation into the inquiry for money laundering and embezzlement: under investigation are Antonino Becciu, brother of Cardinal Angelo Becciu, as head of the Spes social cooperative, the bishop of Ozieri Corrado Melis, and seven other people. According to the accusation, the suspects would have diverted funds from the 8 per thousand intended for the Diocese of Ozieri into the current accounts of the Spes cooperative. The Prosecutor's documents speak of a total sum amounting to over 2 million euros that came into the availability of Spes in the time frame between January 2013 and February 2023.