They lent money at usury to Caserta entrepreneurs in economic crisis due to the pandemic and then threatened them. 5 arrested in connection with the Massaro-Di Paolo clan.
This morning, the Marcianise Guardia di Finanza Company executed an order applying the precautionary measure of detention in prison, issued by the GIP of the Court of Naples, at the request of the District Anti-Mafia Directorate, against 5 individuals seriously suspected, in complicity with each other, of the crimes of usury, extortion and private violence, all aggravated by the use of the so-called "mafia method".
The adoption of the precautionary measure was made following investigations carried out by the Guardia di Finanza of Marcianise and coordinated by the DDA of Naples, which allowed the identification of usurious and extortionate conduct carried out by Clemente Crisci, Said “Semmentone”, 59 year old from Santa Maria a Vico, already definitively sentenced for the crime of mafia association as he was considered an organic element of the Camorra clan Massaro-Di Paolo , active in the municipalities of San Felice a Cancello, Santa Maria a Vico and surrounding areas.
Together with him they were subjected to preventive detention in prison Andrea DiCaprio, 41 year old from Santa Maria a Vico and Alessio Biondillo, 44 years old from San Felice a Cancello (the latter was also charged with a repeat offence within five years of committing crimes aggravated by the “mafia method”), both already under arrest for drug-related crimes. They were also taken to prison Angel Crisci, 41 years old from Arienzo and Vincenzo Guida, 37 years old from Santa Maria a Vico.
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The investigative activities have in fact ascertained that, through the intimidating force of the clan, those arrested today have granted loans at usurious rates to an entrepreneur, the latter being called to pay interests quantifiable at 80% on an annual basis and, for this reason, forced with violent and threatening acts to surrender assets properties worth over 300.000 euros. The same defendants were responsible for extortionate conduct against another entrepreneur, who was also forced with violent attitudes to return sums of money received as a loan.
Together with the personal precautionary measure, the Preliminary Investigations Judge ordered the preventive seizure aimed at confiscation "for equivalent" of the proceeds of the criminal conduct, equal to the usurious interests unduly received by the subjects involved. In execution of this provision, the Guardia di Finanza seized vehicles, lands, company shares and liquid assets for a total value of euro 173.000.
The results of this activity constitute further important evidence of the constant commitment of the Guardia di Finanza of Caserta and the Neapolitan Judicial Authority in the prevention and repression of crimes such as usury and extortion, made even more damaging by the persistent pandemic emergency and the consequent liquidity crisis suffered by companies in the Caserta area.
List of recipients of the precautionary measure in prison:
1. BIONDILLO Alessio, born in Maddaloni (CE) on 26.05.1977 and resident in San Felice a Cancello (CE);
2. CRISCI Angelo, born in Arienzo (CE) on 02.05.1980 and resident there;
3. CRISCI Clemente, born in San Felice a Cancello (CE) on 11.10.1962 and resident in Santa Maria a Vico (CE);
4. DI CAPRIO Andrea, born in Maddaloni (CE) on 31.05.1980 and resident in Santa Maria a Vico (CE);
5. GUIDA Vincenzo, born in San Felice a Cancello (CE) on 16.06.1984 and resident in Santa Maria a Vico (CE).
Article published on 31 August 2021 - 17:37
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