An operation by the Financial Guard in Villafranca di Verona has led to the indictment of 29 individuals involved in labor exploitation, tax evasion, money laundering, and fraudulent receipt of income support. Coordinated by Deputy Prosecutors Maria Diletta Schiaffino and Claudia Bisso, the investigation uncovered a criminal organization managing a private security company with serious irregularities.
The employees were subjected to extreme conditions: grueling shifts, threats, lack of vacation time, mandatory work during injuries, and salaries below national contracts. The company employed 90 undeclared workers and 180 irregular workers, with reduced social security contributions through fictitious mileage reimbursements, constituting fraud against public entities.
It was found that the company evaded taxation of €3.5 million and failed to pay €630,000 in VAT, with some of the proceeds laundered through cash payments to undeclared employees. Furthermore, 26 employees unduly received €74,000 in income support and €75,000 in unemployment benefits, omitting undeclared income.
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