Overview

• Anonymous flyers posted around Venice accuse municipal councillor Monica Poli of damaging business interests, profiting heavily from social media, and inciting violence, and they urge the Guardia di Finanza to audit her accounts.
• Poli reported the flyers to the carabinieri and said investigators are reviewing the case, noting the leaflets included her photo taken at a recognizable moment.
• Veneto regional president Luca Zaia publicly backed Poli, praising her civic action and urging Parliament to ensure that filming a theft is not treated as a crime.
• Poli, known online as “Lady Pickpockets” for videos warning of thieves, denied earning money from the content and said her group operates through self-financing.
• Flyers appeared in multiple locations, including vaporetto stops, and were later removed, as Poli’s patrols continued and she pressed for petty theft to be prosecutable without a victim’s complaint.