Davide Sanclimenti and his girlfriend have enjoyed a romantic getaway to California’s sun-soaked Santa Catalina island amid her legal troubles over a $2.6million tax row.
The Love Island star, 30, and Iris Au, 35, went public with their relationship in January after she agreed to plead guilty to a charge after failing to report financial gains she obtained via her ex boyfriend’s cryptocurrency.
It was revealed that Iris could face up to three years behind bars when she’s sentenced, something Davide, who is ‘staying by her side’, says he’s been aware of all along.
And it seems the couple are trying to take their minds of Iris’s legal woes, as they shared snaps from a romantic getaway in California.
Davide, who appeared on season 8 of Love Island in 2022, and his new flame looked totally smitten while posing in their swimwear by the coast.
Davide Sanclimenti, 35, and his girlfriend Iris Au, 30, enjoyed a romantic getaway to California’s sun-soaked Santa Catalina island amid her legal troubles over a $2.6million tax row
The self-proclaimed ‘Italian Stallion’ shared pictures of him and his partner enjoying a trip on a helicopter together, with the loved-up couple posing for a selfie while strapped in for the ride
The slew revealed that the pair’s west coast excursion also saw them take a trip to Las Vegas in Nevada
Iris showed off her enviable curves in a skimpy blue bikini while cuddling up close to her boyfriend of six months.
The self-proclaimed ‘Italian Stallion’ also shared pictures of him and his partner enjoying a trip on a helicopter together, with the loved-up couple posing for a selfie while strapped in for the ride.
Iris too posed up a storm for a solo snap, looking sensational in a white and black two-piece in front of a scenic backdrop.
It comes just a couple of months after Davide, who left the Love Island villa with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, broke his silence about Iris’s run-in with the law.
Davide revealed that he ‘stole’ her from her ex-boyfriend cryptocurrency fraudster Iza, who has been dubbed ‘The Godfather’, while they were still together.
It was during her time with Iza that Iris allegedly became involved in illegal activity.
She agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal tax charge earlier this year meaning she’s likely to be thrown behind bars.
A statement revealed that she had agreed to plead guilty to the tax charge and also agreed to pay a federal criminal tax charge for failing to report $2.6 million (£2,004,886) in crypto income.
The couple of six months seemed totally smitten in the slew of snaps showing them enjoying some quality time together
The Love Island star and Iris Au went public with their relationship in January after she agreed to plead guilty to a charge after failing to report ill-gotten gains she obtained via her then boyfriend’s cryptocurrency
She illegally gained this profit from the criminal activities of her then boyfriend.
Davide however is loyally sticking by her side, telling in March: ‘How The Italian Stallion stole the girl from the Godfather with the LAPD on a speed deal… this sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster,’ he said.
‘The truth is that I knew about her situation from the start which is why I was protecting her.
‘Iris is an amazing person who has been through difficult situations that most people could never understand.
‘There’s so much of this extraordinary story that people don’t know yet. I will be there by her side to supply her as she deserves all the support and understanding.’
According to Au’s plea agreement, from 2020 to 2024, her ex Iza committed a series of crimes, including fraudulently obtaining access to advertising accounts and lines of credit provided by Facebook Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. and selling access to those accounts. Iza obtained millions of dollars of unreported income as a result of these schemes.
Separately, Iza engaged active Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) deputies to provide private security for him and caused the deputies, among other things, to obtain court-authorized search warrants and confidential law enforcement information targeting people with whom Iza had financial and personal disputes.
Davide won the 2022 series of Love Island with All Stars’ Ekin-Su (Seen in 2022)
At Iza’s direction, Au created shell corporations and opened bank accounts in the names of those entities.
She then used the illicit funds placed into those accounts to pay approximately $1 million to the deputies, mostly in cash, purchase or lease luxury real estate, cars, jewelry, and clothing, pay for recreational activity for Iza and herself valued at nearly $10 million, and acquire approximately $16 million in cryptocurrency for Iza.
Au admitted in her plea agreement that she transferred more than $2.6 million from these various accounts to her personal bank accounts during the period 2020 through 2023, income that she willfully failed to report to the IRS on her federal tax returns.
After pleading guilty, Iris Au will face up to three years in federal prison.