Fraud, Money Laundering, and Self-Laundering: Two Arrested in Avellino for Illegally Claiming Pandemic Support Funds

Continued fraud, money laundering, and self-laundering: a 41-year-old and a 47-year-old from Avellino have been subjected to a precautionary order signed by the investigating judge of the Avellino Court, at the request of the Prosecutor's Office, for having improperly collected public benefits provided in the "Support Decrees" for businesses during the pandemic. Regarding both individuals, the financial police of the provincial command of Avellino also carried out the preventive seizure of about 330 thousand euros. The investigations on the financial flows transited on the bank accounts of the two accused, ascertained that the benefits collected by presenting false statements on the downturn of their revenues between 2019 and 2020, were transferred to another company, traceable to the same accused, in order to hinder the traceability of the sums obtained. The operation completed today follows the one that last November led to the arrest of four people and the seizure of one million and 200 thousand euros from as many companies that had benefited from the benefits with false statements.