Tax evasion, an accountant arrested in Rome: 14 million euros seized

An accountant from the Parioli district of Rome was placed under house arrest following an investigation by the Guardia di Finanza which revealed a huge tax fraud worth 14 million euros, a figure corresponding to the preventive seizure carried out between Rome, Latina and Viterbo. The professional is believed to be the accounting and administrative director of an illicit system which, through four cooperatives used as a corporate shield, managed 2,478 workers in the catering, private security and business services sectors.

The mechanism, discovered by the soldiers of the VI Metropolitan Unit coordinated by Angelo Pisani starting from an inspection of a commercial activity, allowed the payment of taxes and contributions to be completely eliminated. The employees were formally hired by the cooperatives but responded to their real employers, while the fake companies issued false invoices for services that were never performed and presented counterfeit contribution regularity documents (Durc). This scheme allowed user companies to reduce their tax burden and obtain labor at costs far lower than those of the market, thus altering free competition. Eight other people are under investigation in the operation.