The Guardia di Finanza of Salerno, by order of the local Public Prosecutor's Office, has executed a preventive seizure order aimed at confiscation for equivalent against a Battipaglia entrepreneur, for the crimes of failure and/or incorrect presentation of income tax returns and for VAT purposes.
The precautionary measure, issued by the GIP of the Court of Salerno, arises from a tax audit carried out by the Finance Police of the Battipaglia Branch against a company operating in the textile sector which, between 2014 and 2018, evaded taxation on a taxable base of approximately 10 million euros. Subsequent investigative activities revealed that the real perpetrator of the tax fraud was an entrepreneur from Battipaglia, who in fact managed the company, even without officially holding any office, so much so that the Tax Office reported him as a 'penniless' citizen.
The examination of the documentation acquired during the inspection and the cross-referencing of the databases used by the Guardia di Finanza led to further developing the tax control, reconstructing all the economic interests and the real financial profile of the entrepreneur who, using various 'front men', managed - without appearing in any way - a real estate portfolio consisting of two villas, eleven apartments, three commercial premises and the ownership of 13 commercial companies.
During the searches, the Guardia di Finanza then ascertained that the suspect is in fact the owner of a well-known art gallery in Battipaglia, without holding - again - any role in the corporate structure. In order to guarantee the payment of the debt accrued towards the Treasury, quantified at more than five million euros after the intervention of the Guardia di Finanza, assets worth approximately 4 million euros were seized, consisting of the entire real estate and corporate assets, financial resources and three vehicles.
Article published on 2 July 2020 - 12:16
