Protection of industrial districts in the Siena area, to prevent criminal infiltration and money laundering. It is the great challenge of the Financial Police of Sienawhich today on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the body, hThe operational balance sheet from 1 January 2023 to 31 May this year was announced, where a renewed and effective synergy with other police forces stands out.
The three main macro areas of action of the Fiamme Gialle are the fight against tax evasion, the protection of public spending and the fight against economic and financial crime. “We defend everything that has value in this territory – explained the provincial commander, Colonel Pietro Sorbello – in particular the driving sectors, namely pharmaceuticals, tourism, agri-food and campers. We must pay attention to the share capital of large companies, when sold, and to those who buy, the system must not be polluted by illicit profits, money laundering activities and the reinvestment of illicit proceeds. There are many companies that are jewels in the Siena area, our task is to protect them, we do prevention”.
According to data provided by the Fiamme Gialle, on the tax evasion front, 50 people were reported for tax crimes, for 53 million in seized assets equivalent to the unfair profit obtained. Two cases were of international tax evasion, attributable to “foreign dressed” companies with tax evasion of capital gains obtained from the sale of shares held in the Italian state in tax-advantaged countries. Action against labour exploitation and gangmastering is also important, thanks to the synergy with the Carabinieri, precautionary measures were applied to foreign citizens who exploited compatriots in various car washes between Valdelsa and the south of Siena. Two clandestine betting collection points were also discovered.
On the public spending side, the data that emerges is that deriving from check Pnrr. 105 interventions were carried out aimed at verifying the entitlement of tax credits, contributions and financing to citizens and businesses, as well as the correct execution of the works and services covered by public tenders, for over 110 million, with concurrent seizures for more than 35 million, relating to contributions unduly requested and received. Not only that: 77 million, coming from European resources, were also found to have been unduly receivedwhile those relating to national funding, social security and welfare spending are around 9 million.
As regards the fight against economic crime, regarding bankruptcy crimes and the business crisis code, the assets proposed for seizure amount to over 13 million out of a total of 40 million diverted assets. An important initiative, in synergy with the Police, is the investigation into a real estate crash that led to the execution of 5 precautionary measures prohibiting business activity. Finally, the fight against drug dealing: 21 kilograms were seized, of which 20 were cocaine.
