EPPO Italy freezes €9m in a fraud investigation linked to local politicians in Sicily

The probe uncovered a scheme misusing over €8.7 million from the European Social Fund meant for vocational training, diverting funds for personal and political purposes in exchange for job promises to politicians and their relatives. The Palermo Court also enacted prohibitive measures against five suspects, preventing them from participating in subsidy procedures for 12 months, with four placed under house arrest…