Guardia di Finanza seizes €65 million in tax fraud and illegal‑work crackdown

The Italian financial police (Guardia di Finanza) reported more than 1,700 coordinated interventions across the regions of Teramo and Rimini during the past 17 months. The operations uncovered 58 tax‑related suspects in Teramo and 52 in Rimini, leading to the seizure of roughly €65 million in assets and the freezing of €37 million in fraudulent construction‑bonus credits.

Investigations also identified 46 total‑evasion cases in Teramo and 39 in Rimini, plus hundreds of irregular workers – 80 in Teramo and 268 in Rimini – many of them employed entirely off‑the‑books. The force seized over 2.7 million counterfeit items, removed more than 550,000 unsafe products from the market, and confiscated significant quantities of illicit energy products. A major focus was the verification of public‑fund projects, especially those financed by the EU‑backed PNRR, with dozens of checks confirming misuse of funds.

Overall, the crackdown targeted tax fraud, illegal employment, counterfeit trade, and misuse of pandemic‑recovery funds, aiming to protect public finances and the integrity of the Italian economy.