ants ' ▁fra ud ▁trial ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁trial ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁couple ' s ▁two ▁personal ▁assist ants , ▁Italian - born ▁sister s ▁Elis ab etta ▁and ▁Frances ca ▁Gr illo , ▁began ▁in ▁R ▁v ▁Gr illo ▁and ▁Gr illo . ▁The ▁Gr ill os ▁were ▁accused ▁of ▁fra ud ul ently ▁using ▁the ▁credit ▁cards ▁of ▁Sa atch i ' s ▁private ▁company . ▁During ▁court ▁proceed ings ▁in ▁early ▁December , ▁the ▁sister s ▁claimed ▁that ▁Law son ▁had ▁permitted ▁their ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁credit ▁cards ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁their ▁silence ▁regarding ▁her ▁drug ▁use . ▁Question s ▁regarding ▁Law son ' s ▁drug ▁use ▁were ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁judge ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁sister s ' ▁" bad ▁character " ▁defence . ▁Law son ▁admitted ▁to ▁taking ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁can nab is ▁but ▁denied ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁add icted , ▁stating , ▁" I ▁found ▁it ▁made ▁an ▁int ol er able ▁situation ▁toler able ." ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁two ▁sister s ▁were ▁acqu itted . ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁said ▁that ▁Law son ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁investig ated ▁over ▁the ▁drug ▁alleg ations . ▁ ▁Charles ▁Sa atch i ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁started ▁a ▁sm ear ▁campaign ▁against ▁Law son ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁media ▁through ▁PR ▁man ▁Richard ▁Hill gro ve ▁before ▁the ▁trial ▁was ▁over . ▁Law son ' s ▁law y ers ▁demanded