BEIJING, June 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The money trouble of Anne Hathaway's Italian beau Raffaello Follieri is not over yet.
The Follieri Foundation, a charity operated
by Follieri, is being investigated by New York State Attorney General
Andrew Cuomo, the New York Post reported Monday.
While the exact nature of the inquiry is currently
unknown, the attorney general's office has confirmed that it has issued
subpoenas for various financial records of the Manhattan-based charity, which
says its programs include vaccinating Third World children.
A representative for Follieri said the 29-year-old
businessman "looks forward to concluding this matter in a timely and expeditious
manner...so that he may continue to fulfill his ongoing philanthropic endeavors
worldwide."
Until last year, Hathaway, 25, sat on the
foundation's board of directors and traveled with the charity. The actress'
representative said Hathaway is no longer associated with the foundation,
although he didn't "remember exactly when she ceased to be a board member."
Follieri has been dating Hathaway since 2005. This is
the latest in his string of legal woes. In April, he was arrested in Manhattan
after he was charged with bouncing a 215,000 U.S. dollars check.
Earlier this year, Follieri settled a lawsuit filed
by Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle, who accused him and the Follieri Group of
"systematically misappropriating" at least 1.3 million dollars of more than 55
million dollars that Burkle's company had contributed to a joint venture to
buy and redevelop Catholic Church properties. The two sides settled earlier this
year.
(Agencies)
