Justice accuses Joseph Emmanuelli, former mayor of Montegrosso from 1983 to 2020 of money laundering, misuse of corporate assets, for a total sum of approximately 1.8 million euros between 2005 and 2015 for the benefit of Jean- Pierre Filippi.

Joseph Emmanuelli is prosecuted under his ex-cap of bank manager of Crédit Lyonnais in L'Île-Rousse. The case was dismissed, which did not prevent the gendarmerie soldiers from investigating his activities. In particular after the discovery of more than 400,000 euros in cash belonging to him in a safe at the Crédit Lyonnais bank. The investigation reveals several cash payments made over the years for a total sum of approximately 700,000 euros. Payments for a total amount of one million euros are also highlighted on a life insurance account opened in the same company. The prosecution requires 12 months suspended prison sentence, 10,000 euros fine and the confiscation of 1.1 million euros from the life insurance account.