Ultras Investigation in Milan: 7 More Arrests

Milan – A new development in the investigation called 'Doppia Curva', conducted by the Milan District Anti-Mafia Prosecutor's Office, has led to the execution of seven precautionary measures for serious crimes such as usury, extortion and issuing non-existent invoices.

The joint operation of the State Police and the Guardia di Finanza Finanza has tightened the noose around the alleged perpetrators, five of whom have been taken to prison, while the other two are now under house arrest.

The investigation, as specified in a note, also contests the aggravating circumstance of mafia-related methods for some of the crimes, hypothesizing that the illicit conduct had the aim of facilitating the mafia gang headed by the powerful Bellocco family, originally from Calabria.

The events at the centre of this new investigative phase had already emerged during the previous strands of the 'Doppia Curva' investigation, but were "deeper and better delineated" thanks to the statements of the injured parties, the interrogations of the justice collaborator Andrea Beretta and targeted economic and financial investigations.

The extortion charges focus in particular on alleged payments of money illegally demanded by the manager of the Meazza Stadium car parks, used as a sort of "insurance" to guarantee "environmental tranquility".

The investigation also shed light on alleged debt collection activities connected to usurious loans, financing for economic activities and an attempt to oust Andrea Beretta himself from the management of his merchandising company.

The crime of usury contested instead concerns loans granted by various people, among whom, according to the prosecution's approach, there would also be Antonio Bellocco, the victim of a murder. An entrepreneur from Como would have been the victim of exorbitant interest rates, reaching up to 400%, and would have suffered heavy threats in recent months to induce him to pay the agreed amount.

The operation represents a further step forward in the complex investigation 'Doppia Curva', which aims to reveal criminal dynamics rooted in the economic and social fabric of Milan, with alleged ties to mafia-style organized crime. The investigators continue their work to shed full light on all aspects of the affair.