Financial aspects of foreign organised crime groups in Italy

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1 Financial aspects of foreign organised crime groups in Italy Maj. Michele Vidoni International Relations Office Guardia di Finanza General Headquarters Brussels November 27, 2014

2 Foreign Criminal Organizations The Italian phenomenon

3 Main Foreign Criminal Organizations Smuggling of counterfeit products Illegal immigration and prostitution Illegal trafficking of currency International traffic of narcotic drugs Facilitating illegal immigration Smuggling of tobacco products Illegal trafficking of arms Predatory crimes International traffic of narcotic drugs International traffic of narcotic drugs

4 2013 Service reports involving foreign citizens 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Foreigners Reported G.di F. Total Reports 20%

5 Reports involving foreign citizens ,000 10,000 5,

6 Nationality of foreign suspects reported to the Judicial Authorities 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,

7 Foreign suspects reported to the J.A. in 2013 EGYPT 3% TUNISIA 4% BANGLADESH 3% PAKISTAN 2% NIGERIA 2% UKRAINE 2% BULGARIA 1% MOROCCO 7% Others 33% ROMANIA 7% ALBANIA 9% CHINA 13% SENEGAL 14%

8 Fighting organised crime Asset investigation (2013) Assets investigations conducted: Individuals, companies concerned: Order for seizure Seizure ordered: Value of Goods: Confiscation goods: Value of Goods: 559 Seizures effected goods: Value of Goods: Figures in millions euros

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10 Operations 钱 流 QIAN LIU (Money river) 钱 坝 QIAN BA (Dam on the River)

11 ANALYSIS OF THE BEGINNING OF THE INVESTIGATIONS CHINESE BUSINESS IN THE ITALIAN PROVINCES OF FLORENCE AND PRATO WHERE OF THE LUGGAGE, CLOTHING AND LEATHER FACTORIES ARE CHINESE

12 DUE TO THE PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE CHINESE BUSINESSES DETECTED BRAND COUNTERFEITING SLAVERY UNFAIR COMPETITION USE OF ILLEGAL WORKERS SMUGGLING TAX EVASION

13 TELEPHONE AND VIDEO RECORDINGS TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS ADOPTED VIDEO MONITORING OF MONEY TRANSFERS GPS MONITORING

14 CHINESE PEOPLE TRANSFERRED CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF CASH (UP TO AT A TIME) TRANSFER METHODS

15 THE PROCEDURE ADOPTED IS THE SPLITTING OF MONEY INTO SEVERAL BANKING OPERATIONS OF 1.999,99 EACH AND THE FILLING IN OF NAMES OF INEXISTENT OR UNAWARE PERSONS TRANSFER METHODS

16 FRAGMENTATION OF SINGLE TRANSACTIONS REAL SENDER 1.999,99 Fake Sender TRANSFER METHODS 1.999, ,99 Fake Sender Fake Sender 1.999,99 Fake Sender 1.999,99 Fake Sender BENEFICIARY

17 BRAND COUNTERFEITING PROSTITUTION EXPLOITATION SMUGGLING TAX EVASION CRIMES DETECTED EMBEZZLEMENT USE OF ILLEGAL WORKERS

18 : 134 PERSONS INVESTIGATED OF WHICH 24 ARRESTED RESULTS OF «QIAN LIU» OPERATION (MONEY RIVER) SEIZURES: 85 COMPANIES 181 REAL ESTATE OF CASH IN BANK ACCOUNTS 166 LUXURY CARS 14 «MONEY2MONEY» SUB-AGENCIES THAT HAD TRANSFERRED (FROM 2006 TO 2010)

19 SUB-AGENCY PROVINCE NO. OF OPERATIONS MONEY TRANSFERRED 1 MONEY TRANSFER OU HUA Prato 154, ,612, WORLD WIDE Florence 86, ,644, J & C SNC Rome 460,686 1,245,690, Rome LIN MAN 175, ,616, INVESTIGATIONS Milan ASIA DI CHEN YUBIN 79, ,873, Rome MULTISERVIZI POINT 84, ,240, SUNTEL ITALIA S.R.L. DEVELOPMENT Padua 45, ,258, SWEET POINT EMPOLI Florence 22,330 61,362, SWEET POINT PRATO SRL Prato 360,363 1,058,468, SWEET POINT PRATO SRL 2 Prato 8,888 19,329., CHEN SHE Rome 106, ,034, WU LI BO Florence 31,798 63,518, XING DA SRL Milan 100, ,366, ZHENG SHANZHEN Naples 37,657 75,171, ,58 transferred from 14 sub-agencies seized

20 VIDEO MONITORINGS SEIZURE OF COMPUTERS AND DOCUMENTATION INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT IN «QIAN BA» OPERATION POLICE INTERROGATIONS OF PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION

21 IDENTIFICATION OF THE ACTUAL SENDER OF THE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO CHINA INVESTIGATIONS DEVELOPMENT CROSS-CHECK OF THE MONEY TRANSFERRED AND THE TAX RETURNS SUBMITTED IN ORDER TO DETECT TAX EVASION LIST OF PERSONAL PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION PREVENTIVE SEIZURE IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE STATE CREDITS

22 70 legal representatives of Chinese Businesses have been held responsible for the following crimes: Transfer of illicit amounts Art. 12 quinquies, Legislative Decree 356/1992 Embezzlement Art. 646, Criminal Code CRIMES DETECTED Concealment of illicit property Art. 55, paragraph 2, Legislative Decree 231/2007 Tax Fraud Articles 4 and 5, Legislative Decree 74/2000

23 Seizures INVESTIGATION 76 REAL ESTATE RESULTS 70 chinese companies 183 luxury cars 396 bank accounts cash

24 Operation METROPOLIS

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28 Maj. Michele Vidoni Guardia di Finanza THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION