A man in Sicily on Friday was accused of forging the will of his late boss on his German shepherd's dog collar and trying to use it to gain his inheritance. Giovanni Russo, a wealthy businessman in a small town in Sicily, died in 2004 leaving his estate to his sisters and ex-wife. Months after his death, however, a local court received a new piece of evidence, a dog tag belonging to Russo's beloved German shepherd, Delos, with an alternative will scratched on the back.

The will on the dog collar asked for Russo's estate to be split between Delos and the children of one of his employees. Russo's family appealed the dog collar will, which was thrown out on Friday after forensics experts expressed doubt that the handwriting belonged to the deceased. The father of the would-be beneficiary of the dog collar was charged with fraud and ordered to pay five years of court expenses. According to Russo's family, Delos was dog-napped in December 2004 and has never been seen again.