During the operation carried out yesterday by the Guardia di Finanza of Cremona, against an association dedicated to tax fraud, in collaboration with the Provincial Commands of Brescia, Bergamo, Padua, Verona, Bolzano, Treviso and the Aeronaval Operations Department of Como, all the recipients of the precautionary custody order were traced (4 in prison, 3 under house arrest and 5 recipients of interdictory measures) issued by the GIP at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Brescia.
In carrying out the search at the home of an entrepreneur from Adro (BS), recipient of the measure of precautionary custody in prison, de facto director of construction companies who allegedly used invoices for non-existent operations for 26 million euros and laundered the illicit proceeds matured through the transfer of 3 million euros to an Austrian company and another in the province of Padua, large quantities of banknotes were found. In particular, 1,600,000 euros hidden in the attic, 1,200,000 euros in a room used as an office, 700,000 euros in a safe, 100,000 euros in a bedroom and 1,400,000 euros in a false bottom of a wardrobe.
The search was also carried out with the help of a “cash dog” dog unit from the Provincial Command of Bergamo which proved to be fundamental for the discovery of the currency hidden in the false bottom. As part of the other interventions, in addition to various bank accounts, 20 properties, 18 vehicles, a 15 meter “Riva” model motorboat, 8 Rolex watches and numerous gold jewels were seized.
It should be highlighted that the discovery and subsequent seizure of assets and large sums of money, proceeds of criminal activities, symbolically takes on a “social” value, since it allows the wealth accumulated over time by economic and financial crime to be returned to the community.
