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SPAK seizes 18 million euros, investigations are closed for the Italians who cooperated with Rezart Taçi

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SPAK seizes 18 million euros, investigations are closed for the Italians who

SPAK has seized the amount of 18,399,941.50 Euros, which was expected to be cleared through the financial scheme in Albania.

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has closed the investigation into the Italian citizens Francesco Zummo, Fabio Petruzzella and Daniele Cestagalli, who allegedly collaborated with the Albanian businessman Rezart Taçi to implement a scheme to transfer significant sums of money to illegal in Albania.

Part of this financial scheme, with the help of the Albanian citizens involved, was also the performance of some banking actions and transactions in a second-level bank in Albania, actions which were only partially realized and did not manage to be fully realized.

SPAK informs that it has seized the amount of 18,399,941.50 Euros, which was expected to be cleared through the financial scheme in Albania.

Meanwhile, the file for Albanian collaborators Rezart Taçi, Artur Balla and Bledar Lilo has already been sent to trial.

SPAK announcement

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime in Tirana has completed the preliminary investigations for criminal proceedings no. 211/1 of 2022, for the criminal offenses "Cleaning of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", "Structured criminal group", "Commitment of crimes by the structured criminal group", provided by article 287, paragraph (1), letters (a), (b) and (dh), articles 28/4, 333/a/2, 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

At the end of the preliminary investigations related to this criminal proceeding, it was concluded that the defendants Francesco Zummo, Fabio Petruzzella and Daniele Cestagalli, in cooperation with the Albanian citizens Rezart Taçi, Artur Balla, Bledar Lilo (sent to trial before as part of the proceeding) connected), in the form of a structured criminal group, have organized a complex illegal financial scheme, spread over several different states, which had the purpose of "cleaning" a significant amount of money that is the product of criminal activity.

Part of this financial scheme, with the help of the Albanian citizens involved, was also the performance of some banking actions and transactions in a second-level bank in Albania, actions which were only partially realized and did not manage to be fully realized, due to the investigative actions carried out by the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime.

During the investigations, evidence was gathered that the help in this case for the transfer and concealment of the monetary amount was made against the promise of obtaining a monetary benefit in the amount of 16%, in relation to the monetary amount that was transferred to Albania and that would continue to be transferred to the country others.

The monetary amount that constitutes the product of the criminal offense is in the amount of 18,399,941.50 (eighteen million, three hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and forty-one, point fifty) Euros. This monetary amount has been seized and has already been confiscated by a final court decision in the trial against the co-defendants in the related proceedings.

The Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime on 09.01.2024 submitted to the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime a request to send to trial the criminal case against the defendants Francesco Zummo, Fabio Petruzzella and Daniele Cestagalli, accused for the criminal offenses "Cleaning of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity", "Structured criminal group", "Commitment of offenses by a structured criminal group", provided by article 287, paragraph (1), letters (a), ( b) and (dh), articles 28/4, 333/a/2, 334/1 of the Criminal Code.

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