The investigation showed that Scaramella received some of his information from Litvinenko. Scaramella was then an obscure figure, described as by the International Herald Tribune as "a slew of media reports about him and his career here — which included trying to prove that some top Italian center-left politicians, including Prime Minister Romano Prodi, are Russian spies — have invariably included unflattering adjectives.
The investigation revealed that Scaramella obtained some of his information from Litvinenko. Scaramella was previously unknown, according to the International Herald Tribune, who described him and his career here — which included attempting to demonstrate that several top Italian center-left politicians, including Prime Minister Romano Prodi, were Russian spies — with consistently negative terms.