November 14 2018
Malta-based companies have been named in connection with a massive Italian investigation into money laundering by Italian organized crime groups who are said to be running the illegal betting industry ‘mafia style.’
Rai News has reported that 68 people have been arrested and assets worth over €1 billion were seized in Italy and abroad. The action came after three different investigations carried out by the prosecutors of Bari, Reggio Calabria and Catania, coordinated by the National Anti-Mafia and Counter-Terrorism Directorate. The volume of the bets is over €4.5 billion.