TREVISO – Well 406 total tax evaderscompletely unknown to TaxAnd 366 illegal workers. Nine cases of international tax evasion, seizures from 73 million euros to those who have carried out scams by exploiting construction and energy bonuses. These are just some of the results achieved in the last year by Financial police of Treviso. The balance of the activity was disclosed today, June 27th on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the Corps. The anniversary will be celebrated with a solemn ceremony in the auditorium of the Civic Museums of Santa Caterina, in which the highest civil and military officials will be present.
Fraud and tax evasion
In one year, 232 people were reported for tax crimes. They were also cautioned and reported to the Revenue Agency tax credits construction and energy incentives that are non-existent or at high fiscal risk, as well as seized assets constituting profits from tax evasion and tax fraud, for a value of over 73.3 million euros. 41 proposals for the termination of the VAT number and cancellation from the Vies database were put forward, against economic entities characterized by profiles of fiscal risk. The 52 excise interventions made it possible to seize 47 tons of energy products and over 84 thousand liters of alcohol. However, there are 20 customs controls on goods introduced into the national territory in tax evasion, counterfeit or in violation of safety regulations. Counteracting activities smuggling led to the seizure of 2,800 kilograms of foreign manufactured tobacco and the arrest of 2 individuals.
Public spending
The activity of the Guardia di Finanza in the sector of the protection of public spending is aimed at supervising the correct use of European Union and national resources, for the implementation of interventions to support businesses and families. The directives given aim, as a priority, to monitor projects and investments financed with resources from the Pnrr (National Recovery and Resilience Plan. In this context, 194 interventions aimed at verifying the citizens and businesses entitled to tax creditscontributions and financing, as well as the correct execution of the works and services covered public procurementfor approximately 14 million euros.
On the national public spending front, in the same period, 128 interventions were carried out, of which 70 related to Basic income and new inclusion and support measures for training and work. The action to combat fraud against EU resources has led overall to the ascertainment of unduly received contributions amounting to over 9.5 million euros, while those relating to national funding and social security and welfare spending amount to approximately 6 million euros.
As part of the collaboration with the Judicial Authority – criminal and accounting – 91 investigations were carried out on the subject of public spending, as a result of which 127 responsible persons were reported to the Court of Auditors, with the ascertainment of treasury damages for over 15, 6 million euros. There is a growing collaboration in the area with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, with which 5 investigations were carried out, which led to the reporting of 4 subjects. On the subject of procurement, assignment procedures and methods of execution of works worth over 1.4 million euros were monitored.
Organized and economic-financial crime
Regarding money laundering and self-laundering, 26 interventions were carried out, which led to the reporting of 89 people and the reconstruction of illicit operations for approximately 98 million. They were investigated 357 financial flows suspicious, generated by the operators of the anti-money laundering prevention system. The Corps’ action also continued to protect savers in the fight against all forms of banking and financial abuse, carried out mainly through electronic channels and increasingly innovative digital tools, with the reporting of 11 subjects and the execution of seizures for over 1.4 million euros.
At the“Canova” airport of Treviso, 183 checks were carried out on currency circulation, with the discovery of illicit movements for almost 2 million euros and the detection of 87 violations, as well as the seizure of counterfeit currency, securities and certificates for almost 47 thousand euros. In the matter of bankruptcy crimes and of the business crisis code, the diversion of assets has been ascertained for over 58 million of Euro.
In application of anti-mafia legislation, 19 subjects were subjected to asset checks, with the application of seizure, confiscation and judicial administration measures for a value of over 445 thousand euros. Then, 429 checks were carried out following requests received from the Prefects, referring to checks functional to the release of anti-mafia documentation. In the period under review, the departments of the Provincial Command seized 5,594 grams of substances narcoticsmainly consisting of cocaine (181 grams), hashish (4,234 grams) and marijuana (1,167 grams), reporting 6 subjects to the AG (of which 2 were under arrest) and reporting 164 to the Prefects.
In terms of protection of the goods and services market, 172 interventions were carried out, 23 powers of the Judicial Authority were developed and 33 subjects were reported. Following these activities, over 1,600 kilograms and over 25 thousand liters of goods were seized, as well as approximately 50 thousand counterfeit products, with false indication of the Made in Italyunsafe and in violation of copyright law.
Public order
In 2023, the Guardia di Finanza spent a total of 382 person-days in public order services during demonstrations, events sports and other events. This commitment, which is continuing in 2024, has led to an overall use of 1,158 person-days in public order services.
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