Italian police seize assets of construction boss, charge 20 for welfare fraud

The Guardia di Finanza in the province of Lucca executed a precautionary seizure against a construction‑support entrepreneur suspected of hiding roughly €1.2 million of taxable revenue and failing to pay more than €220,000 in VAT. The court ordered the seizure of the suspect’s bank accounts and portions of three high‑value land parcels in Pietrasanta and Camaiore, as part of an investigation that began in 2024 and may lead to charges of fraudulent bankruptcy and tax fraud.

In the province of Taranto, the same police force filed twenty criminal complaints against individuals accused of fraudulently claiming the national “Reddito di cittadinanza” welfare benefit. The alleged scheme resulted in the illegal receipt of over €400,000, based on false statements about eligibility. The operation, coordinated with the Special Public Spending and Community Fraud Unit in Rome and INPS, also triggered administrative recovery of the misappropriated funds.