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DIA executes €150,000 asset seizure against Agrigento betting entrepreneur

Enforcement & compliance

Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate executed a court-ordered asset seizure worth more than €150,000 against an Agrigento entrepreneur active in betting collection, according to the report. The assets include company shares, two properties and money linked to the entrepreneur and a relative; the measure follows investigations concerning alleged illegal gambling, money laundering and related offences.

The seizure raises enforcement and asset-recovery risks for businesses connected to the entrepreneur.

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New Zealand DIA charges 23 over alleged NZ$3.2m gambling grants scheme

New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs charged 23 people over an alleged scheme involving NZ$3.2 million in Class 4 gambling grants, the department said. The defendants face more than 500 charges and appeared in Auckland District Court on 12 February; their next appearance is scheduled for 9 April 2026. The allegations include diverting grant funds for personal gain, and all defendants have interim name suppression.

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