 He was revealed to be a member of Propaganda Due (P2), the state within a state responsible for high-level corruption and political manipulation.In France he was tried on a murder charge, of which he was cleared of unlawful killing but convicted of a firearms offence.On 16 June 2006, following an investigation started by John Woodcock of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Potenza, Italy, Vittorio Emanuele was arrested on charges of criminal association, racketeering, conspiracy, corruption and exploitation of prostitution.