Financial aspects of foreign organised crime groups in Italy Maj. Michele Vidoni International Relations Office Guardia di Finanza General Headquarters Brussels November 27, 2014
Foreign Criminal Organizations The Italian phenomenon
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
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%
Reports involving foreign citizens 2012-2013 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 2012 2013
Nationality of foreign suspects reported to the Judicial Authorities 4,500 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 2012 2013
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%
Fighting organised crime Asset investigation (2013) Assets investigations conducted: 3.929 Individuals, companies concerned: 8.869 Order for seizure Seizure ordered: 10.567 Value of Goods: 5.247 Confiscation goods: 1.175 Value of Goods: 559 Seizures effected goods: 4.616 Value of Goods: 2.453 Figures in millions euros
Operations 钱 流 QIAN LIU (Money river) 钱 坝 QIAN BA (Dam on the River)
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
DUE TO THE PROCEDURES ADOPTED BY THE CHINESE BUSINESSES DETECTED BRAND COUNTERFEITING SLAVERY UNFAIR COMPETITION USE OF ILLEGAL WORKERS SMUGGLING TAX EVASION
TELEPHONE AND VIDEO RECORDINGS TECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS ADOPTED VIDEO MONITORING OF MONEY TRANSFERS GPS MONITORING
CHINESE PEOPLE TRANSFERRED CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF CASH (UP TO 300.000 AT A TIME) TRANSFER METHODS
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
FRAGMENTATION OF SINGLE TRANSACTIONS REAL SENDER 1.999,99 Fake Sender TRANSFER METHODS 1.999,99 1.999,99 Fake Sender Fake Sender 1.999,99 Fake Sender 1.999,99 Fake Sender BENEFICIARY
BRAND COUNTERFEITING PROSTITUTION EXPLOITATION SMUGGLING TAX EVASION CRIMES DETECTED EMBEZZLEMENT USE OF ILLEGAL WORKERS
28.06.2010: 134 PERSONS INVESTIGATED OF WHICH 24 ARRESTED RESULTS OF «QIAN LIU» OPERATION (MONEY RIVER) SEIZURES: 85 COMPANIES 181 REAL ESTATE 37.000.000 OF CASH IN BANK ACCOUNTS 166 LUXURY CARS 14 «MONEY2MONEY» SUB-AGENCIES THAT HAD TRANSFERRED 4.500.000.000 (FROM 2006 TO 2010)
SUB-AGENCY PROVINCE NO. OF OPERATIONS MONEY TRANSFERRED 1 MONEY TRANSFER OU HUA Prato 154,861 356,612,884.71 2 WORLD WIDE Florence 86,838 188,644,904.37 3 J & C SNC Rome 460,686 1,245,690,725.18 4 Rome LIN MAN 175,916 351,616,673.84 5 INVESTIGATIONS Milan ASIA DI CHEN YUBIN 79,715 156,873,712.79 6 Rome MULTISERVIZI POINT 84,861 322,240,701.59 7 SUNTEL ITALIA S.R.L. DEVELOPMENT Padua 45,051 126,258,573.70 8 SWEET POINT EMPOLI Florence 22,330 61,362,403.41 9 SWEET POINT PRATO SRL Prato 360,363 1,058,468,990.59 10 SWEET POINT PRATO SRL 2 Prato 8,888 19,329.,79.85 11 CHEN SHE Rome 106,726 213,034,138.36 12 WU LI BO Florence 31,798 63,518,651.35 13 XING DA SRL Milan 100,642 262,366,765.99 14 ZHENG SHANZHEN Naples 37,657 75,171,021.85 4.501.189.227,58 transferred from 14 sub-agencies seized
VIDEO MONITORINGS SEIZURE OF COMPUTERS AND DOCUMENTATION INVESTIGATIONS CARRIED OUT IN «QIAN BA» OPERATION POLICE INTERROGATIONS OF PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION
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
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
Seizures INVESTIGATION 76 REAL ESTATE RESULTS 70 chinese companies 183 luxury cars 396 bank accounts 574.450 cash
Operation METROPOLIS
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