Statute of limitations expired, immediate acquittal. Angelo Citracca and Luca Scinto, who last June 5th had been sentenced to five years of suspension, have been rehabilitated thanks to the appeal they filed and the ruling issued by the 1st Section of the FCI Federal Court of Appeal in its pronouncement of September 4th. Here is the operative part of the sentence:

The Federal Court of Appeal – I Section – FCI has adopted the following measure:

CONSIDERING the appeal filed by Mr. Scinto Luca;

CONSIDERING the appeal filed by Mr. Citracca Angelo;

FINDING the necessity and appropriateness for reasons of partial objective connection to consolidate the aforementioned proceedings and to treat them jointly;   

CONSIDERING art. 45 co. 8 of the Regulations of Justice and Discipline provides as follows:

finally ruling in case RG 3/26 to which case RG 4/26 is joined, appeals for reversal of the decision rendered by the Federal Court I Section with communiqué no. 06 of 05/06/26, respectively filed by Mr. Scinto Luca – represented and defended by Avv. Marco Danilo Cecconi and by Mr. Citracca Angelo – represented and defended by avv.ti Maria Laura Guardamagna and Marco Danilo Cecconi – the FCI Federal Court of Appeal, I Section, at the conclusion of the Chambers hearing following the hearing held on September 4th, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., every other request and exception rejected, accepts both appeals and thus rules: "Declares the extinction of both disciplinary proceedings respectively against Scinto Luca and Citracca Angelo due to the statute of limitations having run and, as a result, orders the immediate revocation of the disciplinary sanction imposed by the First Instance Federal Court with measure of 05.06.2026 against both appellants. Reasoning within 10 days".