Over 9 thousand people were denounced by the Financiers of the Provincial Command of Cremona and Novara as part of an investigation coordinated by the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office for offenses in the perception of citizenship income.
The military also carried out 16 pre-trial detention orders in prison against members of a criminal association aimed at extortion and obtaining public funds, including income in particular.
The arrests and searches were conducted in the provinces of Cremona, Lodi, Brescia, Pavia, Milan, Andria, Barletta and Agrigento. A scam worth over 60 million euros has been foiled.
In the sights of the GDF a gang of Romanians who had managed to produce "undue requests for over 20 million euros", and the operation "made it possible to avoid undue perception for another 60 million".
The group also exerted pressure on compliant Caf owners, their compatriots, some of whom are recipients of precautionary measures.
The organization, through accomplices in Romania, had names and tax codes sent which were then passed to the compliant Cafs, which in turn instructed the practices for people who had often never been to Italy. If they refused they were threatened.
Other accomplices then went to the post office to collect the cards on which the funds were disbursed.
(Unioneonline / L)
