Anne Hathaway forced to turn over illegally purchased jewelry
Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Hot Momma
A further development in the plea bargain arrangement for Raffaello Follieri, who pleaded guilty in to 14 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and money laundering in a Manhattan Federal court on Wednesday. The Italian businessman was arrested on 24 June (08) – shortly after his split from Hathaway – and accused of operating a scheme between 2005 and 2007 allowing him to purchase unwanted U.S. properties owned by the Catholic Church.
As part of the plea agreement, Follieri signed-off on any right to the 12 pieces of jewelery authorities had “recovered” from an unnamed individual last month (Aug08), according to court documents. The gems were allegedly given to Anne Hathaway (referred to only as a “girlfriend” or “individual) by her ex according to court documents. Hathaway was reportedly forced to turn over a trove of expensive jewelery allegedly given to her by Follieri after authorities discovered they were purchased illegally. Some of the jewelry was also taken from a storage locker that also allegedly held a stash of nude photos of Hathaway. None of which have leaked yet.
Follieri admitted misappropriating at least $2.4 million (£1.3million) of investor money in the case, sending it to foreign personal bank accounts that were disguised as business accounts, and using the funds for his own expenses. He will face a minimum of five years in jail when he is sentenced on 3 October (08).
I just wonder…