A delicatessen of Napoli It was the headquarters of a criminal organization capable of defrauding the state of over €2,3 million through the unlawful collection of citizen's income. As many as 285 foreign citizens are involved in the investigation by the Naples Financial Police.
This morning, a precautionary custody order was executed against six people (four of whom were sent to prison and two were placed under house arrest) accused of criminal conspiracy, aggravated fraud, usury, extortion, illegal financial activity, and self-laundering.
The investigations began with checks on foreign citizens who requested their tax code shortly before applying for the Citizenship Income.
Foreign citizens, after obtaining the benefit, used Postepay RdC cards to make purchases at a single commercial establishment, often on the same day and at close times.
The modus operandi:
The commercial establishment in question was the operational headquarters of a criminal gang that allowed citizens to evade the requirements of the Citizen's Income.
Citizens simulated the purchase of food products, receiving in exchange a cash refund of the amount paid, minus a percentage withheld by the promoters of the association.
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The promoters used false invoices to justify the anomalous volume of sales and reinvested the proceeds of the illicit activity in real estate.
The results of the survey:
The investigation revealed the undue receipt of Citizenship Income (CBI) totaling over €2,3 million by 285 non-EU citizens.
The gang is also accused of other illegal activities, such as the unauthorized exercise of financial activities and the granting of usurious loans at extremely high interest rates.
The preventive seizure of financial assets as well as movable and immovable property for a total amount of approximately 90 thousand euros was carried out.
During the investigation, the entire share capital and business complex of the companies under investigation had already been seized.
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