In 2018, a couple in Sassari purchased a building, thinking it was for residential use, investing around €70,000. Then, after submitting the redevelopment project, they were shocked to discover that the property was actually a mere tool shed.
It was the Municipality's technical office that released the actual census and led the buyers to report the two sellers as well as the real estate agent who had acted as intermediary. The three ended up in court on charges of simple fraud and false ideology, and during the hearing, prosecutor Antonio Piras had requested a two-year sentence for them. However, Judge Monia Adami, in court a few days ago, ordered their acquittal on the first charge because it was time-barred, and on the second charge because they had not committed the crime.
In the defense's oral arguments, it emerged that the defendants had no fraudulent intent, especially since the building's documentation included an initial document replaced along the way with a final one, which designated the building as a tool shed. In short, these uncoordinated practices demonstrate that the defendants were unaware of the changes that had occurred and did not intend to deceive either the buyers or the notary who had prepared the deed. The three defendants were represented by attorneys Beatrice Socci, Antonio Manconi, and Salvatore Demontis, while Agostinangelo Marras assisted the civil parties.
