Who is Raffaello Follieri Who Wants Rome (But Friedkins Only Sell No Playground): The Scam, Anne Hathaway and Rare Minerals

In the past he had tried to take over Foggia – born in San Giovanni Rotondo 45 years ago – and then Palermo. Now he will bet on Rome with a consortium of wealthy Saudi investors. Raffaello Fuller

thean entrepreneur first in the real estate sector, and today in the energy and rare metals sector – in fact he is trying to succeed Dan Friedkin – On DC for three seasons – At the helm of the Giallorossi Club. Even if in 24 hours only He explains: I had two meetings in London with Ryan Friedkin, the first in December 2022 and the second this past March. I expressed interest in the team but the US group was clear: It will only be sold if the new stadium in Rome is not built. They dance 250 million euros: the consortium offers 750, number one in Rome asks for a billion.

Follieri has a stormy past in the United States: He lands in New York in 2003 and presents himself as an envoy of the Catholic Church, thanks to the advice of Andrea Sodano, nephew of the then Vatican Secretary of State, he sets about dissolving the economic aspect of the Catholic Church Child sexual abuse scandal in the American Catholic Church do mediator to Sell ​​rich real estate assets. Two years later, he became friends with the personal assistant to the former US president Bill Clintonaka Billionaire Ronald Wayne Burklewho invests 55 million dollars in the transaction. But two years after the last lawsuit The Italian accuses him of using the money – At least 2 million – in personal expenses: rent for a $40,000-a-month penthouse in Manhattan, lavish dinners with Girlfriend of actress Anne Hathawaythen achieved new success with The Devil Wears Prada.

Follieri denies any wrongdoing but also intervenes FBI And at the end, In 2008, he was arrested and convicted of 14 counts – including fraud and money laundering – and served 4 1/2 years in prison.. In the end, the fraud ring would be around $2 million and he paid almost double that amount.

Once he returned to Italy after serving his sentence, he resumed The leadership of the Follieri Group and entered the economic fabric of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia He devotes himself to the energy business between oil and gas with Follieri Energy SA and Blu Lion Shipping, and then was recently sold to focus on rare earth extraction companies (according to Forbes, he controls 8% of global production, a business turnover of about 30 billion). And now – again – there will be football in his favour. With, or maybe – as he writes Sports Courier Even without the Saudis.