In the morning today, i Carabinieri of the investigative nucleus of the Operational Department of the Provincial Command of Crotonein collaboration with the territorially competent departments, have performed a Preventive seizure decree towards two people, originally from the province of Crotone, one of whom resident a Rende. The provision concerns a property located in the center of Cosenzaconsidered probably the proceeds of crimes of embezzlement, false and self -laundering. The property is in the branch in a fictitious way to one 32 years old, daughter of one of the suspects.
Investigations and seizure of goods
The investigations, started in November 2023 by Carabinieri of the Cirò Marina Company and subsequently deepened by Investigative nucleusmoved from a complaint filed by Mayor and the municipal secretary of Savellirelating to a shortage initially estimated at one million euros in the municipal budget. The investigations then updated the figure to beyond 3 million eurosremoved between August 2008 and December 2023.
Today’s operation follows a first preventive seizure carried out in May 2024, with the notification of Warranty notices to three people, accused in various capacities of Pecurated, ideological falsity and material and self -mirroring. Two of them, as Responsible for the financial-accounting sector-tribute (until November 2023) and of Municipal Hono -Economo Collaborator (up to retirement in 2020), they would distract over 2.8 million euros through 320 payment mandates directed to personal or corporate accounts attributable to the suspects. Subsequently, the sums would have been transferred to family members to evade controls.
During the first seizure, they had been confiscated:
- Accounting documentation delivered to the judicial authority;
- 18,000 euros in cash And 1,300 American dollars;
- Luxury jewels and watches (Rolex, Baume & Mercier, Bulgari) for an estimated value of 150,000 euros;
- Current accounts, companies, properties (4 apartments and 2 agricultural land for a value of 800,000 euros);
- Luxury vehicles (Toyota Rav 4, BMW 3 Series Cabrio, Ducati Monster 2020).
Further investigations
The investigations conducted in the municipalities of Savelli, Pallagorio and Cirò Marina have revealed new illegal conduct, with an additional distraction of 305,000 eurosbringing the total to beyond 3 million euros. The analysis of financial flows made it possible to identify 105 False payment mandateswhich are added to the 320 already discovered.
Investigators found that officials of the financial sector of the Municipality of Savelli masked fraudulent payments, recording them in accounting as intended for legitimate beneficiaries, while in Treasury they were addressed to different subjects, making irregularities detection difficult.
The investigation is still in progress and the procedure is located in the phase of Preliminary investigations.