The three responsible for the Covid contribution scam for which 50 thousand euros were seized were reported at large
As part of checks to verify proper access to non-repayable public funding, the finance police of the Salerno Provincial Command reported the directors of a local company that had illegally received over 30 euros.
The funding provided by the Relaunch Decree (Legislative Decree no. 34 of May 19, 2020) to support the many professionals and entrepreneurs affected by the post-pandemic economic crisis consists of a non-repayable sum of money commensurate with the reduction in turnover suffered due to the health emergency.
The Guardia di Finanza of the Cava de' Tirreni Company, coordinated by deputy Dr. Davide Palmieri, targeted an accountant and the two owners of a construction company, who had managed to obtain the benefit by certifying lower revenues for the year 2020.
To conceal these "losses," the three suspects, all originally from Cava, had fictitiously documented significantly higher revenues for 2019, using a false invoice for an amount exceeding three hundred thousand euros. Bank investigations also revealed that the actual mastermind behind the fraud was the tax consultant, the keeper of the accounting records, to whom several bank transfers were found, while the formal company representative was, in fact, a mere "front man," currently untraceable.
The military also reconstructed the methods of transfer and reinvestment of the money illegally received from the State, invested in economic activities that could in any case be traced back to the same construction company.
At the end of the investigation, by order of the Nocera Inferiore Public Prosecutor's Office, headed by Prosecutor Antonio Contore, the financial police seized cash and securities held by the perpetrators and the company, for a total value of approximately €55, corresponding to the entire unduly received contribution.
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