08/06/26 (Agence Europe) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) announced on Monday 8 June that assets worth €305,500 had been seized in Italy following an investigation into suspected fraud involving grants financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). At the request of the Naples office, the Guardia di Finanza – the Italian financial police – carried out searches at the homes of five suspects in Naples, Caserta and the surrounding area. A Neapolitan company is alleged to have obtained non-repayable aid of €300,000 intended to support the digital and green transition of small and medium-sized enterprises by submitting falsified financial statements and false declarations. Investigators also suspect that the public funds were used for purposes other than those intended. The persons concerned are presumed innocent. (NP)