Fabrizio Corona

Following 'Falsissimo' episodes about Alfonso Signorini and the announced or actual publication of private material, Signorini filed a complaint. Corona was questioned in an investigation including suspected non-consensual distribution of intimate images ('revenge porn'), and devices and material were seized.

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Directly implicated

The Milan court granted Alfonso Signorini's urgent application and prohibited Corona from publishing the announced episode of 'Falsissimo', also ordering the removal of earlier content and the surrender of material.

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Mediaset/MFE and Pier Silvio Berlusconi launched a civil action against Corona seeking approximately 160 million euros, alongside criminal-law initiatives alleging defamation and threats linked to his content and statements.

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Accused

In 2025, Consob blocked the public offering of the '$CORONA' memecoin in Italy, finding that requirements under the European MiCAR regulation, particularly those relating to the white paper, had not been met. In January 2026, a penalty of 200 000 euros against Fabrizio Corona was made public.

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In a case involving the company Fenice srl and a payment of approximately 1,1 million euros linked to a former apartment, Corona was accused of fraudulent bankruptcy in his capacity as a de facto director.

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Personally implicated

The announcement of Fabrizio Corona as the star guest at an equestrian event in Corridonia triggered controversy: the Agriculture Ministry demanded the removal of its logo and denied any public funding benefiting Corona, while organisers maintained that they had received authorisation.

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Institutional responsibility

In his coverage of the Italian football betting scandal, Corona publicly named several players, including Stephan El Shaarawy, Nicolò Casale and Nicola Zalewski, linking them to betting. These claims led to proceedings for aggravated defamation.

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A 2019 article attributed to Corona's media operation alleged an affair between Wanda Nara and Marcelo Brozović, also involving Mauro Icardi. The content led to a defamation trial.

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During an incident in March 2021 linked to his return to detention, Corona damaged an ambulance and resisted law enforcement officers. He was subsequently convicted of resisting officers and causing damage.

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Two people were arrested after allegedly stealing confidential files relating to Matteo Messina Denaro and attempting to offer them to Corona. In this context, Corona was investigated for handling, or attempted handling, of the proceeds of an offence, and his home was searched.

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Protagonist not prosecuted

The discovery of approximately 2,6 million euros in cash, including money hidden in a false ceiling and held in an Austrian account, led to renewed imprisonment and prosecutions involving, among other matters, fictitious registration of assets and tax issues.

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Accused

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Protagonist is the victim

A one-year conviction for tax evasion relating to 2004 became final in January 2014 after the appeal to the Court of Cassation was declared inadmissible.

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Corona stood trial over alleged tax evasion involving approximately 1,3 million euros for 2007 and 2008, with prosecutors seeking a prison sentence.

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Acquitted / conviction overturned

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Accused

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1. Formally charged — Formal charge before the current outcome

The final sentences taken into account in the calculation of Corona's overall sentence included a one-year-and-six-month sentence concerning possession and use of counterfeit banknotes and handling a weapon obtained through an offence.

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Corona was convicted of bribing a prison officer to bring a camera into prison and take photographs of his detention for media exploitation.

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The Court of Cassation upheld a sentence of three years and ten months in the case concerning the collapse of the company Corona's, described in the press as a bankruptcy case also involving tax fraud.

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In a Milan 'fotoricatti' case involving, among others, football personalities, the Court of Cassation upheld a sentence of one year and five months for attempted extortion.

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