Maxi fraud on European funds discovered by the Guardia di Finanza of Rome , as part of the investigations directed by the Rome Office of the European Public Prosecutor's Office. At the order of the Capitoline Court , over one million euros was seized from the legal representative of an association engaged in market research and opinion polls, investigated for the hypotheses of embezzlement of public funds and embezzlement .
The financing concerned was disbursed by the EU through the Region of Sardinia for the “Live Your Tour” project , which provided for «training and information activities aimed at developing eco-sustainable tourism in the Mediterranean basin area». The provision concerned, in particular, the balances of current accounts in the name or available to the suspect as well as owned properties located in Salento.
After the checks it turned out that the sums credited by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia to an NGO would have been used for expenses of a different nature. The legal representative would also have stolen part of the money through bank transfer operations on his current account.
(Unioneonline/vf)