Rome, 20 July (LaPresse) – Assets worth approximately two million euros have been confiscated from an individual convicted of laundering illicit proceeds linked to Felice Maniero, former leader of the ‘Mala del Brenta’. The confiscation was carried out by officers from the Special Currency Police Unit, with the support of colleagues from the provincial commands in Venice and Florence. The investigations were triggered by statements made by Maniero. The inquiries, carried out through bank checks, document analysis, technical investigations, in-depth economic and asset analyses to determine disproportionate income, and international letters rogatory issued by the judicial authorities, statements taken from persons with knowledge of the facts and on-site inspections, made it possible to confirm the statements of the former leader of the ‘Mala del Brenta’ and to identify the illicit proceeds used to purchase immovable and movable property, including watches (Rolex and Cartier) and luxury cars, as well as investment instruments traceable to Felice Maniero. Following the final conviction, the Court of Venice ordered the confiscation of assets attributable to the convicted person and his relatives, comprising two properties situated in the provinces of Florence and Lucca, five cars, jewellery and valuable paintings placed under judicial administration, financial assets held in current accounts and the contents of safety deposit boxes at two banks in the Empoli area (€90,000 in cash and 15 luxury watches), bringing the total value of the assets subject to confiscation to approximately €2 million.
Mafia: blow to the ‘Mala del Brenta’; assets worth two million euros seized
Rome, 20 July (LaPresse) – Assets worth approximately two million euros have been confiscated from an individual convicted of laundering illicit proceeds linked to Felice Maniero, former leader of the ‘Mala del Brenta’. The confiscation was carried out by officers from the Special Currency Police Unit, with the support of colleagues from the provincial commands in Venice and Florence. The investigations were triggered by statements made by Maniero. The inquiries, carried out through bank checks, document analysis, technical investigations, in-depth economic and asset analyses to determine disproportionate income, and international letters rogatory issued by the judicial authorities, statements taken from persons with knowledge of the facts and on-site inspections, made it possible to confirm the statements of the former leader of the ‘Mala del Brenta’ and to identify the illicit proceeds used to purchase immovable and movable property, including watches (Rolex and Cartier) and luxury cars, as well as investment instruments traceable to Felice Maniero. Following the final conviction, the Court of Venice ordered the confiscation of assets attributable to the convicted person and his relatives, comprising two properties situated in the provinces of Florence and Lucca, five cars, jewellery and valuable paintings placed under judicial administration, financial assets held in current accounts and the contents of safety deposit boxes at two banks in the Empoli area (€90,000 in cash and 15 luxury watches), bringing the total value of the assets subject to confiscation to approximately €2 million.
