Calisto Tanzi

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Calisto Tanzi (17 November 1938 – 1 January 2022) was an Italian convicted businessman. He founded Parmalat in 1961. The company went bankrupt in 2003. In 2008, Tanzi was found to have embezzled about 800 million euros from the company, and went to jail for fraud.[1] In December 2011, Tanzi was sentenced another nine years and two months for the Parmatour bankruptcy.[2] He was born in Collecchio, Italy. He was the owner of Parma Calcio from 1989 until 2003.

Tanzi died on 1 January 2022 in Parma, Italy from a lung infection at the age of 83.[3]

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  1. "Tanzi says he milked Parmalat for $800m - www.smh.com.au". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. "Parmatour, la sentenza: "Nove anni e 2 mesi a Tanzi"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 20 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  3. "È morto Calisto Tanzi". Corriere della Sera. 1 January 2022.