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Reggio Calabria, operation “Las Vegas” of the Guardia di Finanza: all assets of the Sapone spouses, heirs of the deal criminal of Gioacchino Campolo. A disproportion of about 9 million euros has been determined. Among the seized assets: 4 companies together with all the company’s assets, 6 buildings, 2 land, as well as the total financial resources attributable to the proposed subjects.
The military of the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria, with the coordination of the local Public Ministry in the Tribunal – District Anti-Mafia Directorate, led by the Attorney General, Dr. Giovanni Bombardieri, carried out a provision issued by the Section of Preventive Measures of the Court of Reggio Calabria – chaired by Dr. Ornella Pastore – at the request of the Deputy Prosecutor, Dr. Stefano Musolino, who orders the application of the asset prevention measure for the seizure of real estate (both land and buildings), society (both company shares and commercial complexes) and economic relations, due to a proven disproportion of approximately 9 million euros, towards the spouses Antonio Sapone (cl ’68) and Maria Ripepi (cl ’69), entrepreneurs active in the rental of arcade machines with cash earnings in the Gebbione and Sbarre areas of the city of Reggio Calabria, adjacent to the mafia group “Labate“As well as towards one of his sons, Vincenzo Sapone (cl ’92).
Specifically, as a result of the meticulous investigation activities carried out by the Reggio Calabria territorial society, various criminal behaviors perpetrated by the so-called “Soap group“He took over the management of the deal to Gioacchino Campolo, with his consent.
The “Soap group“Therefore, he benefited from the inheritance of”king of video gamesThus achieving that entrepreneurial leap that has allowed their companies to experience rapid economic growth, especially thanks to “sponsorships“Insured by the clan”Labate“His proximity to criminal circles of this caliber was confirmed not only by investigative activities, but also by the statements of various collaborators of considerable importance, considered to be of solid trust in the competent judicial offices.
Among the behaviors that make up the qualified social dangerousness of the proposed subjects, in addition to the conduct of external competition in a mafia association (Cosca Labate), multiple behaviors integral to crimes against the public administration, thanks to the collaboration of unfaithful public officials who facilitated the business growth of the group, guaranteeing the illicit obtaining of licenses and authorizations, multiple threatening behaviors and violent intimidation of the mafia matrix.
The evaluations carried out revealed a significant and unjustified difference between the income declared for income tax purposes and the assets owned (even indirectly, through their children), as well as the intrinsic illegality of the enormous assets accumulated during the period of time investigated (15 years): the existence of an inequality of more than 8.8 million euros was thus established.
The large availability of cash by members of the “Soap groupIt is also proven by the methods of making significant real estate purchases by the same.
In execution of the decree for the application of the asset prevention measure in question, the Reggio’s financiers identified and, at the same time, subject to seizure 8 properties (of which 6 buildings and 2 land) located in Reggio Calabria and Milan and 4 companies (with relative assets), together with the total financial resources attributable to the proposed topics.
At the same time, the processing Judicial Authority issued a specific decree of search including all the places that are within the availability of the members of the “Soap groupAnd of the 4 companies attributable to them, as a result of which the operational soldiers found and seized documentation and other evidence of important investigative interest, which will be the object of further investigation.
The presence of the offices of the “Soap groupAnd of the real estate attributable to the members of the same throughout the national territory involved, in the execution of the patrimonial prevention measures and the raiding decree, the participation of numerous other territorially competent Departments of the Body, since numerous offices are They are located in the provinces of Milan, Turin, Vercelli, Bergamo and Monza-Brianza, as well as in the province of Reggio Calabria.
Today’s report attests once again the high attention maintained by the military in force in the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria, which, following the indications of the Reggio Judicial Authority, continues to be directed to the identification and consequent aggression of assets and financial resources accumulated illegally by criminal groups of the mafia type, in order to curb market contamination and healthy entrepreneurship, with the aim of reestablishing adequate levels of legality, transparency and citizen security.
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