Among those identified were Emilio Gnutti; Stefano Ricucci, owner of Magiste previously implicated in the murky inflation of RCS; the Lonatis; and Danilo Coppola.
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Fazio was forced to resign and BPI Managing Director, Gianpiero Fiorani, was arrested on a number of charges in connection with the attempted takeover, having been accused of using illegal procedures.
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Close personal ties between BPL Managing Director Gianpiero Fiorani and Banca d'Italia Governor Antonio Fazio ensured prompt authorization of BPL's requests, while those of ABN Amro were stalled.
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On August 2 the judge for the preliminary investigation Clementina Forleo validated the stock seizure and directed measures against Fiorani and Gianfranco Boni, the BPI financial director.
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Il 2 agosto il GIP Clementina Forleo convalida il sequestro delle azioni in portafoglio ai concertisti e notifica anche la misura interdittiva nei confronti di Fiorani e del direttore Gianfranco Boni.
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Il 25 luglio i titolari dell'inchiesta milanese, Fusco e Perrotti, dispongono il sequestro delle azioni Antonveneta detenute da BPI e dai concertisti, gli alleati Emilio Gnutti, Stefano Ricucci, proprietario di Magiste e coinvolto nella torbida scalata alla RCS, i Lonati e Danilo Coppola.
He was the Vice-President of Unipol until December 31, 2005, when he resigned following the bancopoli scandal.