Guardia di Finanza e Polizia di Bergamo: operazione congiunta per sgominare banda criminale

The Guardia di Finanza and the Bergamo State Police, acting on behalf of the Public Prosecutor's Office, have executed a precautionary custody order issued by the Preliminary Investigations Judge of the Bergamo Court against nine individuals residing in the provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Florence, Mantua, Monza Brianza, and Vibo Valentia. The suspects are held responsible, to varying degrees, for the crimes of criminal conspiracy for the purpose of unauthorized investment activities, fraud, fictitious creation of capital, and tax crimes, as well as money laundering and self-laundering. At the same time, a precautionary seizure order for the confiscation of assets worth over €1.6 million was executed against some of the suspects and the companies linked to them. The operation stems from a complex investigative effort conducted by the Bergamo Financial Police Unit and the Bergamo Police Headquarters' Flying Squad. This investigation uncovered the existence of a structured criminal organization—with branches in the provinces of Bergamo, Arezzo, Brescia, Florence, and Lecco—dedicated to committing numerous crimes, including through a network of companies created and used instrumentally by front men to pursue the syndicate's illicit goals. The fraudulent scheme mimicked the notorious "Ponzi scheme": investors were offered, upon payment of a deposit, the opportunity to earn monthly returns of between 2% and 3% through the alleged sub-leasing of luxury cars supplied by a company based in the Brescia area.