Face anti-racket Gela under investigation for aggravated scam

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(ANSA) – GELA, 03 AUG – The president of the Antiracket Association of Gela, Renzo Caponetti, historical face of the battles against protection money and a member of the Italian Antiracket Federation, is under investigation, together with his wife, for aggravated fraud for the achievement of disbursement public and embezzlement. As part of the investigation, the investigating judge ordered the preventive seizure of 396,628 euros against the couple.

The two were, respectively, de facto administrator and owner of a sole proprietorship wholesale of foodstuffs in Gela.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office, led by Fernando Asaro, they would have presented an application for access to the Solidarity Fund to obtain the funds granted to the victims of extortion, claiming to have suffered damage consisting in the reduction of turnover and loss of earnings for their membership in the associations antiracket.

In this way they would have defrauded the Office of the Commissioner for the coordination of anti-racket and anti-usury initiatives which, accepting their requests, paid them a sum of 396,628 euros. Preliminary investigations are still in progress and are carried out, as delegated by the Public Prosecutor, by the Guardia di Finanza of Gela. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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