Fiamme Gialle investigations into Pnrr funds, operational meeting in Sassari

Illicit transfer of tax credits, scams on building bonuses and above all alleged fraud in the use of Pnrr funds: Northern Sardinia is particularly exposed to the incursions of national and international criminal groups , who use various tools to make profits and move the money abroad. abroad (China seems to be one of the destinations that attract capital of illicit origin).

This is the picture that emerges from the operational briefing requested by General Bruno Buratti , commander of the Guardia di Finanza for central Italy. Today in the offices of the Provincial Command of Sassari, Buratti (head of the Fiamme Gialle for Lazio, Sardinia, Umbria, Marche and Abruzzo) coordinated a meeting with all the commanders of the departments of the Province and the investigators of the operational units . The contents of the inspection visit by the Army Corps general were only partially disclosed to the press. There is talk of maximum alert on the use of funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The Guardia di Finanza , explained Buratti, is monitoring hundreds of projects in Northern Sardinia, in many cases the Pnrr funds (also in the construction sector) end up with private entities. General and Colonel Stefano Rebechesu, provincial commander of Sassari, confirmed that serious irregularities have already emerged in about ten cases out of just 40 checks carried out. Buratti explained: «The checks are carried out in collaboration with the public administrations, we try not to slow down the process of the projects included in the Pnrr».

Maximum alert on digitalisation interventions . There are also ongoing investigations into the importation of counterfeit products . The transit country is Bulgaria, the payments take place in China (where the money ends up) and the transactions often hide money laundering activities. Cork import/export operations in the Iberian peninsula are under scrutiny . Great attention to the cultivation of Cannabis (growing) and to the presence of Russian oligarchs subjected to EU sanctions in Gallura.