In recent days the soldiers of the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Rimini have executed a preventive seizure decree issued by the Court of Rimini securing securities and real estate for over 6 million euros. The seizure concerned 5 companiesdifferent cars, current account balances And 5 real estate unitsone of which has been recently renovated, located between Rimini and Bologna, owned by 6 deemed subjects responsible of a complex tax fraud that occurred through the use of false invoices for over 22 million euros operated in the building renovation sector and in the paint trade.
After running 23 searches between Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Marche, Campania and Basilicata, with the use of over 60 soldiersthe Fiamme Gialle of Rimini have in-depth investigations using high-tech investigative means and have carefully examined every single accounting and banking document acquired.
The investigations, conducted by specialists from the Economic and Financial Police Unit, made it possible to discover a complex fraudulent system aimed at tax evasion, structured through the use of shell companiespenniless frontmen and completely fictitious company contact details.
The long and meticulous reconstructions carried out confirmed the investigative input and made it possible to identify swirling flows of invoices whose total value amounts to over 26 million euros. The fictitious documents created, in addition to tax evasion, were also used to generate fictitious tax credits which were then deducted by the “healthy” companies of the entire fraudulent scheme.
The perpetrators of the fraud were reported, for various reasons, for crimes relating to the annotation of invoices for non-existent transactions, as well as the undue compensation of tax credits.
The actual precautionary measure was issued as part of the preliminary investigation phase, on the basis of the current evidentiary acquisitions. While awaiting final judgment, the presumption of innocence of the suspect applies.
The service operation demonstrates the fundamental role of the Guardia di Finanza in the action to combat economic and financial crime, aimed at returning to the State and the community the profits illicitly accumulated through tax evasion.
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