Accusation of money laundering/ SPAK closes the investigations for Rezart Taçi, his brother-in-law and associates

2024-01-12 10:16:00, Aktualitet CNA

Accusation of money laundering/ SPAK closes the investigations for Rezart

Rezart Taçi

The Special Prosecutor's Office has closed the investigations for the businessman Rezart Taçi, his brother-in-law and some Italian citizens.

Notice of the Prosecution:

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 countries 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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