Guardia di Finanza reports millions seized and thousands of fraud cases across Italy

The Guardia di Finanza released regional activity reports covering the 2025‑2026 period for Campania, Agrigento, Emilia‑Romagna, Bergamo, Messina and Viterbo. Across these provinces the force carried out between 2,500 and 8,400 interventions each, launched thousands of investigations and seized assets worth tens of millions of euros. Reported outcomes include more than 2,800 people prosecuted for tax offences, over 4,600 workers uncovered in illegal employment, and the confiscation of over €650 million in tax‑related violations, €39 million in combined evasion and organised‑crime proceeds, and millions of euros in counterfeit goods and illicit drugs.

Key figures show 483 evasors identified in Emilia‑Romagna, 79 in Bergamo and 130 in Messina, while labour irregularities affected up to 1,790 individuals in Messina and 1,700 in Viterbo. Seizures also encompassed 2.5 tonnes of narcotics, 30‑plus tonnes of contraband tobacco, and millions of counterfeit products across the regions.

In a separate investigation in Puglia, the force uncovered a criminal network that used generative AI to create synthetic identities for 59 Romanian women, bypassing INPS biometric checks and fraudulently obtaining more than €1.4 million in state benefits. Authorities seized the illicit funds and highlighted the emerging risk of AI‑enabled financial crime.