Ex-head of Parmalat jailed for 18 years

Calisto Tanzi, former chief executive of Italy’s Parmalat dairy company, which collapsed in 2003 with €14bn of debts, was sentenced to 18 years in jail on the 9 December 2010 for his role in what at the time was Europe’s biggest corporate bankruptcy.

Corriere Della Sera, 9.12.10: 18 Years for Tanzi after Parmalat Collapse http://www.corriere.it/International/english/articoli/2010/12/10/crac-parmalat-callisto-tanzi.shtml

ESO: Background Information: Parmalat ex-chief sentenced to 10 years http://www.europeansources.info/record/parmalat-ex-chief-sentenced-to-10-years/

BBC News, 9.12.10: Parmalat founder given 18-year jail term over fraud http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11958133

Deutsche Welle, 9.12.10: Former Parmalat chief given 18-year sentence for fraud http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6314247,00.html

Corriere Della Sera, 9.12.10: Crac Parmalat: 18 anni a Tanzi http://www.corriere.it/economia/10_dicembre_09/crac-parmalat-condannato-tanzi_ef187336-03af-11e0-8ee8-00144f02aabc.shtml

Wikipedia: Parmalat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmalat

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