Benevento – A 35-year-old woman from Melizzano, in the Benevento area, who is already under investigation in five criminal proceedings pending before various Italian prosecutors' offices, has submitted her investigative questioning, requested by the Piacenza Public Prosecutor's Office – lead magistrate Dr. Antonio Colonna.
The woman, assisted by lawyer Massimo Viscusi, was interviewed by officers from the Frasso Telesino Carabinieri station, delegated by the Emilian investigators, and answered all of the investigators' questions.
The charge, for now, is the same in all the files: aggravated fraud in conjunction with unknown persons.
The suspect's version: "Documents stolen from Internet operators"
The 35-year-old has forcefully maintained that she has no involvement in the alleged incidents. According to her reconstruction, it all began in August 2025, when some internet operators—engaged in advertising commercial offers—gained possession of her personal documents, which she had provided at that time and were never seen again.
From that moment on, the woman claims, she was literally "invaded" by a series of investigations, becoming the target of criminal proceedings for a total amount so far quantified at €40.000: €10.000 in the proceedings in which she was questioned, €30.000 in another file nearing the conclusion of the preliminary investigation, in addition to three other proceedings in their infancy, awaiting the election of domicile.
Identity theft complaint and bank accounts under scrutiny
The woman, as previously reported, is being assisted by the lawyer Massimo Viscusi and has announced that she will file a complaint against unknown persons for identity theft. Investigators will now have to clarify several crucial issues in the investigation: whether the bank account through which the fraud proceeds were transferred and where they ended up was the same one used for all the illicit transactions, and what ruse was used to have it opened in the suspect's name, without her knowledge.
A “capillary” system and “monster” revenues yet to be quantified
The documents reveal a seemingly widespread system, with investigations only just beginning. The overall picture could point to monstrous profits, never seen or collected by the woman, who provided investigators with her two personal bank accounts, which were legally in her possession and never used for the illicit transactions.
National context: credit fraud to boom in 2025
The case is part of an alarming national trend: in 2025, credit fraud based on identity theft grew by 23,8% compared to the previous year, with over 38.300 cases and a total damage exceeding 165 million euros, according to data from the CRIF-Mister Credit Observatory.
