The Special Currency Police Unit of the Financial Police launched an investigation that led to a Milan prosecutor’s office The broker I resident Switzerland And he has been accused of making fraudulent investment proposals to many businessmen in northern Italy, including well-known ones.
It is alleged against the broker that Financial scandal. Famous designer Giorgetto Giugiaro was named among the victims in the investigation, but singer Caterina Caselli and businessman Luca Cordero de Montezimolo were also named, who demanded 50 million euros in damages against the same man under investigation in London.
Broker Scams Targeting Entrepreneurs in Northern Italy
The Milan prosecutor’s office is investigating a broker, a financial operator who makes investments on behalf of other people, based in Switzerland who is allegedly behind a scam. 18 million euros. The investigation began with the special currency police unit of the Guardia di Finanza and revealed a complex scheme to defraud numerous businessmen in northern Italy.
According to the investigation it will be “A sophisticated corporate system, Through a large network of agents in Italy, a variety of financial products, such as life insurance policies, derivative financial instruments, Luxembourg fund investment services, are created ad hoc in the absence of the required authorizations to operate. -Site, aimed at entrepreneurs in northern Italy with large movable assets.”
There are two crimes that the prosecutor in charge of the Marcelo Viola case is investigating. The least serious is the tax evasion that these companies allegedly committed irregularly in Italy. The most serious is fraudulent and nefarious financial activity on national soil. Victims of Scams They were at the top Entrepreneurs Or in any case those who have large real estate assets that can be managed by brokerage firms. Among them are some well-known characters.
A victim of an alleged scammer
Being a scam on investments, especially real estate, the broker and companies under investigation will aim to defraud wealthy people. Most of the time he was an entrepreneur. Northern Italy, Relatively unknown to the general public, but in some cases very famous people were involved in this scam.
The most recognizable name is probably that of the singer. Katrina Caselli, As reported on the website. Rye News She would have been scandalized. Another victim also comes from the world of music, his son and former president of the Siae management board, Filippo Nicola Sugar. Then there is the famous designer. Giorgetto Giugiaro as well as various fashion and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs.
However, the brokers accused of being behind these scams are no strangers to the news. In fact, along with an associate, he may have been sued in London by an Italian businessman. Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. The total request for compensation in this case, to be divided between the two accused, will be 50 million euros.
