Massive 110% Superbonus scam: €3,5 million seized. Ghost construction sites from Brescia to Naples.

Finance police from the Brescia Provincial Command have dealt a severe blow to fraud related to the "Relaunch Decree" incentives. A comprehensive operation, conducted by the Rovato Company, resulted in the emergency seizure of over €3,5 million, all of which were validated by the Preliminary Investigations Judge.

At the heart of the investigation is a proven illegal scheme based on the generation and subsequent circulation of completely nonexistent tax credits. The funds were formally earmarked for energy efficiency improvements to various properties, which in reality were never carried out, only partially completed, or completed well beyond the legal deadlines.

The Revenue Agency's warning

The investigation began following a targeted tip-off from the Brescia Provincial Directorate of the Revenue Agency. Inspectors had discovered obvious anomalies in the tax drawers of a company operating as a general contractor. Initial investigations allowed them to promptly identify and block an initial tranche of fictitious credits amounting to €1,6 million.

This illicit treasure was traced and seized, partly directly from the electronic accounts of the contractor and partly from those of the transferees, before it could be cashed in.

Condominiums affected as far as Naples

Digging deeper into the accounting documents, investigators uncovered a much broader and more deeply rooted criminal network. The alleged redevelopment work was supposed to involve 12 condominium complexes spread across the provinces of Naples, Frosinone, Messina, and Brescia itself.

This discovery triggered a second seizure order for an additional €1,9 million. The Guardia di Finanza also targeted several high-value properties located in the provinces of Rome and Palermo, now placed under state protection.

Five reports for self-laundering

The operation currently involves five people reported to the Brescia Public Prosecutor's Office. The charges brought by investigators are serious: aggravated fraud to obtain public funds and self-laundering of illicit proceeds.

Investigators have in fact ascertained that a significant portion of the illicit loans had already been monetized through transfer to third parties, polluting the legal economy with funds illicitly stolen from the treasury.