A massive fraud relating to the support granted by the State as support measures for businesses and traders was discovered by the Finance Police.

The survey started in Rimini but then extended to various regions.

In all there are 78 suspects, 35 precautionary measures (and among these eight in prison and four at home), 440 million euros the amount of funds illegally received, numerous searches carried out, as well as seizures.

Professions, entrepreneurs and accountants were part of an association based in Rimini but with ramifications throughout Italy: they created and marketed false tax credits for an amount of 440 million, the instrument introduced among the measures envisaged by the government with the decree Relaunch of 2020 to help businesses and traders in difficulty.

The operations took place not only in Emilia Romagna but also in Abruzzo, Basilicata, Campania, Lazio, Lombardy, Marche, Puglia, Sicily, Tuscany, Trentino and Veneto.

Among the suspects, 9 had submitted an application for citizenship income while the other three had precedents for mafia-type associations.

(Unioneonline / ss)

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