Dia seizes assets worth 245,000 euros in Enna in Agea funds scam.

Last Updated: October 6, 2023

The Anti-Mafia Investigative Directorate of Catania, on behalf of the European Prosecutor’s Office in Palermo, has executed a preventive seizure order issued by the Judicial Authority of Enna against a woman under investigation for aggravated fraud against the European Union. The investigation, based on documents, began with the verification activities carried out by the Anti-Mafia Investigative Directorate on a list of companies that had applied for access to funds from the “Cura Italia” decree. According to the accusation, the suspect, who has family ties to the Peloritana organized crime, provided fraudulent information about the ownership of agricultural land in order to obtain financial benefits from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund between 2016 and 2021. She successfully obtained approximately 245,000 euros in undue funding from the Agea. The Anti-Mafia Investigative Directorate has seized gold jewelry stored in a safety deposit box, money deposited in bank accounts, and a portion of a lodging facility belonging to the suspect.