As part of the Black Sand operation, the Rimini Financial Police executed a precautionary custody order against four people accused of issuing false invoices, fraudulent transfer of values and fraudulent evasion of tax payments; over 2.5 million euros were allegedly evaded through frontmen. Also seized were current accounts, financial assets, sums of money, 5 companies and 17 vehicles, as well as assets equivalent to almost 2.2 million euros equal to the profit from the crime of issuing and using invoices for non-existent operations.
From the first light of dawn, the Financiers of the Provincial Command of Rimini, with the coordination of the local Public Prosecutor’s Office and the collaboration of the Provincial Commands of Venice, Ferrara, Forlì, Rome, Chieti, L’Aquila, Benevento, Caserta, Naples, Salerno and Messina are implementing the orders issued by the investigating judge at the Court of Rimini, arresting 4 subjects (of which 2 in prison, 2 under house arrest). At the same time, they are executing a preventative seizure decree of 5 business complexes for the crimes of fraudulent evasion of tax payments and fraudulent transfer of values, as well as a further seizure for the equivalent of up to an amount of over 2 million euros equal to the profit from the hypotheses of crime of issuing and using invoices for non-existent transactions.
Over 50 soldiers from the Economic-Financial Police Unit and the Rimini Group, coordinated by the Provincial Commander of Rimini, are carrying out in various municipalities of the province a provision from the investigating judge of Rimini with which 4 precautionary measures have been placed on people for crimes of fraudulent declaration through use of invoices or other documents for non-existent transactions, issuing of invoices or other documents for non-existent transactions, fraudulent subtraction of the payment of taxes, fraudulent transfer of values and Slander. 44 searches are also underway throughout Italy.
