Prosecutors say they found a memo showing that in 2008, the Marzotto family members sought the advice of a tax lawyer, who advised them to file an Italian tax return on the sale, which they didn't do.
"He's a very colorful character who has over time gotten to know a lot of people in the industry, " says Robert Weiss, a securities lawyer with Katten Muchin Rosenman who has advised Middleton.