A complex system of tax fraud, false invoices, and money transfers abroad has been dismantled by the Scafati Financial Police as part of an investigation coordinated by the Nocera Inferiore Public Prosecutor's Office. The financial police executed a precautionary seizure order aimed at the direct and equivalent confiscation of a total amount of €781.326,60, in addition to imposing precautionary measures against the principal suspects.
The order, issued by the preliminary investigations judge, concerns six individuals operating in the Agro Nocera-Sarnese area. They are charged with various crimes including fraudulent transfer of goods and valuables, issuing and using invoices for non-existent transactions, fraudulent tax returns, failure to file tax returns, and self-laundering. According to the prosecution, part of the illicit proceeds were transferred through international banking transactions to the People's Republic of China.
The investigation began with a tax audit of a Sarno-based company active in the bakery trade, as part of a targeted effort to crack down on VAT and direct tax fraud. Serious irregularities emerged from the initial stages, including the use of foreign workers without valid residence permits and the failure to file income tax and VAT returns starting in 2021.
Subsequent investigations allowed the reconstruction of a network of false invoices, issued and received for the purpose of artificially reducing the tax burden. At the heart of the scheme were shell companies, fictitiously registered under front names, used to create nonexistent costs and mask real economic flows.
In light of the evidence gathered, the judge ordered the precautionary seizure of the proceeds of the alleged crimes, estimated at over €780. Personal precautionary measures were applied to the two suspects deemed primarily responsible, requiring one to remain in his municipality of residence and the other to be prohibited from engaging in business activities or holding managerial positions. For the other suspects, despite the circumstantial evidence deemed serious, the investigating judge ruled out the risk of repeating the crime, ordering only the notification of the conclusion of the preliminary investigation.
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