The Guardia di Finanza and the Reggio Emilia police discovered a tax fraud involving the use of false invoices for a total of 37 million euros. Seizures amounting to approximately 12 million euros were carried out against 41 individuals under investigation and 37 companies based in various parts of Italy with searches underway in Reggio Emilia, Parma, Modena, Trento, Verona, Turin, Monza, Milan, Brescia, Como, Bergamo, Cremona, Mantua, Livorno, Benevento and Naples.
This is the outcome of the second tranche of the investigation called 'Titano' coordinated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Reggio Emilia, under the direction of the chief prosecutor Calogero Gaetano Paci who requested and obtained preventive search and seizure orders from the investigating judge Luca Ramponi of the Reggio Emilia court.
Last June, in the same operation, 6 million euros were seized and 80 searches were carried out against 50 suspects, aimed at dismantling an alleged entire organization dedicated to the creation of shell companies, attributable to individuals resident in the province of Reggio Emilia and already involved in the investigation called "Billions", who had issued, in the period 2018-2022, invoices for non-existent transactions for approximately 62 million euros in favor of third-party companies.
The companies involved (some of which have ceased operations) operate in diversified economic sectors, such as construction, wholesale packaging, clothing, software and computer trade. Some companies in the Milan area were also involved.
Furthermore, during a house search in Gualtieri, in the Bassa Reggiana, a greenhouse with 70 marijuana plants in cultivation was found. The owner was arrested in flagrante delicto on charges of possession for the purpose of dealing in narcotics.
Article published on 18 December 2024 - 14:04
