He would have deceived an elderly lady with the stratagem of the fake carabiniere, making himself 20 thousand euros In cash and various precious: a forty -year -old from Ottaviano, in the province of Naples, was arrested by the Carabinieri of Castrolibero (Cosenza) on charges of scam in competition and aggravated robbery. The arrest of the man was made in the Neapolitan in execution of an order for pre -trial detention in prison issued by the investigating judge of Cosenza at the request of the prosecutor of the Calabrian city.
The facts date back to last January when the lady presented a complaint to the carabinieri for fraud and robbery. The woman said that deceived by a phone call from a self -styled carabiniere and a self -styled lawyer delivered cash for about 20 thousand euros to the belief of having to immediately pay a ‘deposit’ to free the son responsible for a road accident with serious injuries. Once the safe has been opened, the forty -year -old would have lashed violently on the elderly woman taking money on money, gold jewelry and precious stones. The investigations conducted by the military of the weapon allowed to identify the alleged author who was arrested and conducted in prison.