Avellino: a criminal conspiracy discovered for tax fraud of 30 million euros on the facade bonus, 13 investigated, seizures and precautionary measures.
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This morning, the military personnel of the Economic and Financial Police Unit of the Guardia di Finanza of Avellino, by order of the local Public Prosecutor's Office, executed an order applying personal precautionary measures issued by the Judge for Preliminary Investigations of the Court of Avellino.
Thirteen people have ended up in the sights of justice, accused of being part of a criminal association dedicated to the creation and marketing of fictitious tax credits linked to "facade bonus”. The suspects are also suspected of having committed undue tax compensations and money laundering.
30 million euro worth of work never carried out
According to the investigations, the criminal group would have created a complex system of companies registered to front men, with registered offices spread throughout the country. Through these companies, the alleged members of the organization would have generated fraudulent tax credits for a total value of over 30 million euros (30.226.229,27 euros), based on renovation and façade remodeling work that was never actually carried out.
The credits, evading the preventive controls of the financial offices' computer systems, would have flowed into the tax drawer of a company attributable to the alleged head of the organization, originally from the province of Avellino.
The investigation also revealed that part of the illicit proceeds were reinvested in a Tuscan football club playing in Serie D, of which the main suspect appears to be the manager and de facto owner.
The illicit funds would come not only from tax fraud related to facade bonuses, but also from other illegal activities, including the improper use of ACE (Aid to Economic Growth) tax credits.
Today's operation follows a preventive seizure ordered by the Irpinia Judicial Authority in December 2022, when the fictitious credits of the companies involved and the financial and patrimonial availability of the suspects were blocked.
The investigations, started last July, were conducted by the Guardia di Finanza of Avellino in collaboration with the Provincial Directorate of the Revenue Agency, as part of an investigative protocol signed in January 2022 between the Provincial Command, the Revenue Agency and the Public Prosecutor's Office of Avellino.
Article published on March 19, 2025 - 09pm
This situation is very serious and involves tax fraud. It is hard to believe that there are people who exploit facade bonuses in this way. I hope that justice will take its course and that everything possible will be done to punish those responsible.