Nor is it believed that the telephone interceptions referred to in the course of the proceedings can have probative value, since they cannot be used in a proceeding other than the one in which they are ordered." After the March 2015 acquittals of everyone involved in the scandal, De Santis was the only one whose one-year suspended sentence was confirmed, having opted to waive the statute of limitations.
The telephone interceptions mentioned in the proceedings are not considered to have evidentiary value, as they can only be used within the specific legal proceeding where they were ordered.