Entrepreneur of Pozzuoli, compromised by debts to the point of relying on a loan shark.
He didn't do it this year but 25 years ago.Article Key Points
And now the decision to report and arrest the tormentor who for 25 years took everything from him, condemning him to a life of sacrifice and suffering.
His story is similar to many others who are unable to see a way out and who fall into the evil yoke of the loan sharks with violence, threats, psychological repercussions, and family instability.
In 1999 he first asked for a loan of 5 million lire. He got it immediately and, just as quickly, the debt increased by 30%.
New loans were needed to cover the old ones, with interest rising by tens of percentage points.
Then the arrival of the euro and new requests. First 10 thousand, then 16500. Amounts returned but with a surcharge that made the debt rise from 27500 to 55 thousand.
2011, the request to the loan shark exceeds 60 thousand which at applied rates almost reaches 120 thousand to be returned. In 2018 they are 200 thousand. The decision to report will arrive only in these days.
The Carabinieri of the Pozzuoli station documented the entire story, collecting every possible detail useful for reconstructing over 20 years of suffering.
For a total loan of 70 thousand euros he had to return 200 thousand.
They discovered that in exchange for the 70 thousand euros materially obtained, the victim had been forced to pay more than 200 thousand.
The same soldiers organized a controlled exchange of money, discreetly accompanying the victim to the meeting with the loan shark.
Arranged at multiple observation points, the carabinieri waited for the victim to hand over the money. Once the exchange had taken place, the blitz was triggered.
In handcuffs Nuncio Bitonto, 62 years old from Qualiano already known to the police.
He is now in prison, he will have to answer for Wear ed extortion.
Article published on 8 August 2024 - 11:17
