Frauds Targeting the Elderly: Raids Underway in the Brescia Area. The Guardia di Finanza is currently engaged in a significant operation involving over 200 fraud cases perpetrated against vulnerable individuals in the provinces of Brescia, Cremona, and Mantova. Under the direction of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Brescia, law enforcement is conducting targeted searches against the main suspects, who belong to a criminal organization dedicated to selling fake gas detectors through deceptive “door-to-door” practices. The operatives were found to be entering amounts into the POS that were significantly higher than those agreed upon.
The operation involves 45 officers from the Provincial Command of Brescia, supported by canine units and the Central Service for the Investigation of Organized Crime (S.C.I.C.O.), in the search for hidden assets or materials. The investigation has uncovered a complex criminal organization based in Brescia, consisting of 48 members and responsible for a staggering 208 fraudulent incidents across various Italian regions, including Tuscany, Liguria, and Veneto. The illicit gains obtained by the organization are estimated to exceed 2.1 million euros; the ongoing raids are also aimed at tracing the financial footprints related to these illegal activities.
