Italian anti‑fraud crackdown hits court assets, EU funds

Timeline

1. 11 days ago

   [CRIME] 39 sources

   Italian financial‑fraud crackdown seizes €20 million and 32 phantom firms in Trani

   Italian finance police seized €20 million and shut down 32 phantom firms after uncovering €136 million in falsified invoices and illegal VAT gains, implicating 65 people and 47 businesses.

2. 12 days ago

   [CRIME] 42 sources

   European Public Prosecutor seizes €20 million in Italy over alleged PNRR fraud

   EPPO’s Milan office seized €20 million and named 84 companies in a probe of alleged €40 million PNRR fraud involving fake training projects and money‑laundering.

3. 12 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Milan court seizure office sealed amid probe of missing funds

   Prosecutors sealed a Milan court office handling seized assets after a tax‑agency tip raised concerns over possible missing funds, focusing on one administrative employee.

4. 13 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Rome entrepreneurs' assets seized in Camorra-linked money‑laundering probe

   Italian financial police seized over €1.5 million from two Rome entrepreneurs accused of laundering money for a Naples Camorra clan via fake companies in the fruit‑and‑dairy sectors.

5. 18 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Italy seizes over €21 million from Camorra clan and blocks €850 k EU mobility fund amid fraud probes

   Italian authorities seized €21 M from the Casalesi clan’s tax‑credit fraud and charged six people in a €2.8 M EU mobility‑fund scam, blocking €852 k and pursuing recovery.

6. 18 days ago

   [CRIME] 3 sources

   Italian suspect seized for large-scale counterfeit euro banknote operation in Slovenia

   Italian 30‑year‑old caught cashing large amounts of counterfeit €20 and €100 notes in Slovenia; police seized over 180 fake notes and he faces up to ten years in prison.

7. 19 days ago

   [CRIME] 2 sources

   Pisa Airport Seizures Reveal Over €2 Million in Undeclared Cash and Gold

   Italian authorities seized over €2 million in undeclared cash and three gold bars worth €73 k at Pisa’s Galileo Galilei airport in early 2026, issuing 170 fines and targeting routes to the UK, Albania, Morocco,

8. 25 days ago

   [CRIME] 19 sources

   Milano hidden bank scheme unraveled, seven arrested

   Italian police busted a Milan “hidden bank” that used €134 million in fake invoices to evade taxes and launder money, arresting seven suspects and seizing €2.5 million in assets.

9. 27 days ago

   [CRIME] 5 sources

   Barletta crackdown seizes five firms in Italian tax fraud probe

   Italian tax officials in Barletta seized five firms and assets worth millions euros, charging 34 people in a false‑invoice fraud scheme affecting dozens of companies.

10. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 6 sources

    Italy seizes €1.17 million counterfeit cash, arrests in visa and tax fraud probes

    Italian authorities seized €1.17 million in counterfeit cash, arrested 30 people in a visa‑fraud ring, closed a 34‑person tax‑fraud case, and seized €8.5 million, €3.5 million and €4.8 million in separate tax‑e

11. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources

    Italy seizes Russian oligarch assets valued at €2 billion under EU sanctions

    Italy’s financial police have confiscated about €2 billion in Russian oligarch assets, including luxury property and yachts, as part of EU sanctions, and uncovered €1.6 billion in fraud and €4.7 billion in tax‑

12. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Trinitapoli man charged with €200,000 disability benefit fraud

    A Trinitapoli resident is accused of fraudulently collecting €200,000 in disability benefits after video evidence showed he could walk, prompting Guardia di Finanza charges and a probe by the Court of Auditors.

13. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 5 sources

    Italian wheelchair fraud case: 50‑year‑old caught walking on video

    A 50‑year‑old from Trinitapoli, Italy, who claimed total disability since 2007 and received pension benefits, was charged with aggravated fraud after a social‑media video showed him walking unaided, costing the

14. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Italy seizes over €560 million in fraudulent Superbonus tax credits

    Italy seized over €560 million in fake Superbonus tax credits tied to a nationwide fraud, charging 12 people, while tax authorities clarified that Superbonus credits cannot offset contribution debts.

15. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Italian tax police seize €560 million in Superbonus fraud scheme

    Italian tax police seized €560 million in fraudulent Superbonus credits and arrested a finance officer for extorting merchants, charging 12 people with organized crime and fraud.

16. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 6 sources

    Italy seizes over €560 million in fake Superbonus tax credits

    Italian authorities seized more than €560 million in fraudulent Superbonus tax credits, arresting 12 suspects tied to a scheme involving over 60 shell companies across the country.

17. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Solofra fraud ring faces 34 charges over €350 million false invoicing scheme

    34 people in Solofra face charges for a €350 million false invoicing fraud uncovered by the Avellino prosecutor and Guardia di Finanza, involving 40+ companies and carousel‑type money moves during COVID‑19.

18. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Italian finance police seize assets in Naples and Caserta in Pnrr fraud probe

    Italian finance police seized assets from five suspects in Naples and Caserta during a probe into alleged Pnrr fund fraud for SMEs.

19. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources

    Italy orders asset seizures in Barletta bankruptcy fraud and Naples PNRR fund scam

    Italian courts ordered asset seizures in Barletta bankruptcy fraud (€3.2 M) and a Naples PNRR grant scam (€305 k), targeting suspects of financial crimes.

20. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Palermo veterinary fund fraud case sees €175,000 seized

    Guardia di Finanza seized over €175,000 in Palermo after EPPO‑requested court order, charging three senior officials with fraud over veterinary health funds.

21. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Palermo vet institute fraud case leads to €175k seizure

    Italian authorities seized over €175,000 from the former head of Palermo’s Institute of Veterinary Health and two executives, accusing them of fraudulently diverting public funds between 2022‑2025.

22. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Palermo veterinary fund fraud leads to €175,000 seizure

    Guardia di Finanza seized over €175,000 from a former Palermo veterinary institute director and two executives over alleged fraud of EU veterinary health funds, following a court order at the EPPO’s request.

23. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 11 sources

    Italian authorities seize 61 luxury cars in €42 million VAT fraud scheme

    Italian Guardia di Finanza seized 61 luxury cars and froze assets over €6 million in a €42 million VAT fraud that imported 1,700 German vehicles without tax, involving suspects in Italy, Germany and other EU n​

24. about 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Olbia couple faces charges in €30 million ticket‑scalping tax evasion scheme

    Italian Guardia di Finanza busted an Olbia couple’s €30 million ticket‑scalping operation, exposing €6.5 million in VAT evasion and a Swiss shell used to hide profits; both are charged with tax omission.

25. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Italian authorities seize over €1.5 million in fraud investigations targeting a construction firm and a regional tourism

    Italian police seized over €1.5 million in two fraud cases: €240k from a construction firm over illegal superbonus claims and €1.3 million from officials of a regional tourism agency for personal use of public funds.

26. 2 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

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

    Italian police seized assets of a construction entrepreneur for €1.2 million tax evasion and charged 20 people in Taranto for illegally collecting €400,000 in welfare benefits.

27. 3 months ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources

    Italian finance police seize over €6 million in assets in fraud probes

    Italy’s finance police confiscated more than €6 million in assets in two fraud investigations involving tax evasion and mafia‑linked fuel schemes.