Santa Maria Capua Vetere – The hope of a secure job, a uniform, and a government salary. Dreams shattered by the harsh reality of a textbook scam, orchestrated—according to the prosecution—by a professional who allegedly betrayed the trust of those seeking only a future.
The defendant is Domenico Tartaglione, a 63-year-old lawyer from Marcianise, also known as the father of the famous national influencer Pietro Tartaglione.
The lawyer will be charged with aggravated fraud before the President of the Third Criminal Section of the Court of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Dr. Luciana Crisci. The request for indictment, filed by Public Prosecutor Dr. Maria Alessandra Pinto, also accuses the defendant of repeat offending, in a case that alleges significant financial damage to multiple individuals.
The mechanism of the scam: "I know people at the Ministry"
According to the investigation coordinated by the Marcianise Police Station, Tartaglione allegedly staged a perfect charade. Presenting himself as a lawyer registered with the Santa Maria Capua Vetere Bar Association with an office on Via Novelli, he boasted of his supposedly influential connections at the highest levels: none other than the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and within the Guardia di Finanza.
The bait was simple and cruel: the promise of direct employment in the Corps or in data processing centers linked to the public administration. For this package of illusions, the victims were willing to pay handsomely.
The day of the phantom signature and the missing money
The culmination of the charade is set for January 20, 2023. On that date, Tartaglione allegedly convinced the unfortunate individuals to show up in Naples, either at the Guardia di Finanza headquarters or at the Management Center, for the final signing of the contracts. This appointment turned out to be a trap: the contracts, of course, didn't exist.
But the economic damage had already been done. Investigations estimated the total loot at nearly €70, divided into several tranches:
GF allegedly invested €20.000 in ten bank securities during 2019.
AA was allegedly fleeced of €28.000, in cash and bank transfers, between 2019 and 2021.
CS allegedly delivered 20.000 euros in cash between late 2020 and spring 2021.
For AP, finally, the draft wasn't a direct hiring, but the promise of proper handling of his partner's bankruptcy case, which Tartaglione was following. A way to ensure the continuity of their professional relationship.
The injured parties are represented by lawyers Gaetano and Raffaele Crisileo. Now it will be up to the pre-trial hearing to shed full light on a matter that has left only victims and bitter disappointments.
This article talks about fraud but doesn't clarify everything, and people believed the promises because the lawyer said he knew people at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Guardia di Finanza. The contracts didn't exist and the money disappeared. Many people are left confused and disheartened.