They have all been annulled by the Court of Appeal of Napoli (eighth section, president Vito Maria Giorgio Purcaro), the precautionary measures issued in the context of the investigations into the so-called “18App” culture bonus scam.
On February 7, the investigating judge issued three prison sentences, three house arrests, and four orders to remain in the home against the nine suspects, including the owners of a bookstore in Ercolano (Naples). At the same time, the Guardia di Finanza also seized several assets attributable to the suspects. The defense team, composed of lawyers Maurizio Capozzo and Bruno La Rosa, asked the judges to reevaluate the conduct contested by the investigators to the nine suspects from an administrative and not criminal perspective.
The reasons for the sentence will be made known soon. According to the investigators, all the people involved in the investigation would have illegally monetized the cultural bonuses causing economic damage to the Mibact quantified in over 2.850.000 euros.
The Court of Appeal of Naples, which yesterday annulled all the precautionary measures issued against the nine suspects believed to be involved in the so-called "bonus culture scam", also annulled the seizure order for the equivalent of the assets, movable and immovable, for 2,85 million euros, which, therefore, were all returned to the owners.
Article published on 24 February 2023 - 13:50
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