Collection of art of the former head of Parmalat found

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Italian police discovered a collection of paintings belonging to the former head of the group Parmalat Calisto Tanzi (Calisto Tanzi), passes on Saturday, BBC News.
The cost of 19 paintings, including works by Picasso, Monet, Degas and Van Gogh, more than 100 million euros.

Earlier Tanzi, who was sentenced in 2008 to ten years, denied that he owned the paintings. As it turned out, they were kept with friends of the family.

Exit at the next collection could, when the police became aware of the negotiations to sell the paintings. According to some reports, more interested in some pictures of Abramovich.

It reminds BBC News, Tanzi was convicted of fraud, but he appealed the sentence and pending appeal is at large. The bankruptcy of Parmalat in 2003 was the largest among European companies.