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DOMENICO
DOLCE and Stefano
Gabbana have been found guilty of tax evasion.
The verdict was announced this afternoon after hours of
consideration by a three-judge panel who decided to uphold last June's guilty verdict that saw the designers both
sentenced to a 20-months in prison for allegedly committing tax
evasion. The alleged crime is said to have been a result of the
sale of their Dolce &
Gabbana and D&G brands to the Luxembourg-based holding
company Gado Srl in 2004.
The duo have always strongly denied the charges and
promptly appealed last year's decision with their legal
representative,
Massino Dinoia, saying: "Those issues that
concern the image of the fashion house and the creation of
products, while all that pertains to the commercial phase, such as
the organization and the administration of the company
structures, concern other offices and individuals."
A twist in the appeal process came in March when the
state general prosecutor, Gaetano Santamaria, requested that
all defendants in the case be acquitted, saying at the time
that "the case is groundless". A spokesperson for the brand could not be reached this afternoon.
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