Or did the man once regarded as the golden boy of Italian business really break the law?
The search for new leadership comes at a crucial time for Italian businesses.
Way in 1984, was an active commercial strip including many Italian businesses.
Its economic comeback was also actually helped by the devalued lira, which gave Italian business a competitive advantage.
The year has not been an easy one for our Italian business.
Vanity Fair called him "the rock star of Italian business."
But this sale, more than any in the past, has a potential for affecting the balance of power in Italian business.
The Italian business, with 27,000 customers, started last year.
Italian businesses are concentrated from 60th Street through the low 80's.
But the loose arrangement, common in Italian business, expires in 1999.