Case #3528

Case Description

Bartolomeo and Giovanni Battista Ruffoni threatened Cristoforo Maraggia , Verona's tax collector for the Timber Toll, with murder. They demanded that he yield and transfer the tax's collection to Giovanni Canovino, their godfather and associate. They wraned Maraggia that he should no longer interfere in his own tax office.

Motive

The Ruffoni's wanted to intimidate Maraggia out of his office so that their ally Canovino could take over and seize the money.

Legal Record

Court

Council of Ten

Trial phase

denunciation

Outcome

Filled indicator = recorded in source; hollow = not recorded or not applicable.

Archival Sources

Source

Capi di Consiglio di Dieci

Archival location

Rettori di Verona, #200

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