Overview
- Prosecutors have closed the investigative phase and served formal notices to 120 people, who now have 20 days to submit defenses before any indictment decision.
- Investigators say the network traded faster or false identity and residence papers for cash during 2021–2022, with a fee list found in the case file.
- Audio and video devices placed by police inside the Piazza Dante and Via Lieti offices captured cash handoffs and other exchanges that support the accusations.
- The suspect pool includes municipal employees, intermediaries, an elected local councillor, and foreign nationals who received the documents.
- Case files describe sexual exploitation of women seeking paperwork, and checks continue on a local tax-help center suspected of recruiting clients.