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Bari anti-mafia prosecutors pursue 23 people and seize gambling assets

Enforcement & compliance

Bari’s district anti-mafia directorate is carrying out precautionary measures against 23 people across several Italian provinces, reportedly alongside asset seizures worth more than €60m. The investigation alleges that gaming-machine and betting businesses were used to launder criminal proceeds; the alleged conduct dates from December 2012 to November 2019. Further measures may follow preliminary questioning of three additional suspects.

The case puts gaming and betting businesses named in the investigation under scrutiny over alleged money laundering.

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Italian police seize assets linked to suspected illegal gambling network in Brindisi

Italian police carried out a court-ordered seizure in Brindisi on 28 October, targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita. Police seized a bar described as a clandestine gambling hub, along with other properties, vehicles, bank accounts, savings and prepaid cards. Parisi’s 13-year sentence for attempted extortion is under appeal; investigators allege assets worth at least €600,000 were linked to him.

Italian police executed a court-ordered seizure on 28 October targeting Tobia Parisi, whom authorities consider a senior figure in the Sacra Corona Unita, in the Brindisi area. Police also took action against Parisi's partner and other relatives, according to the account of the operation. The seized assets include a bar described as an operational centre for a clandestine gambling network.

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