How the mafia is taking advantage of the crisis

“I was desperate, I was afraid that I would never be able to open my tavola calda ‘(snack bar)”, business owner Stefano from Foggia in southern Italy reported last week to “Repubblica”. Despite the state guarantee for Corona loans, he no longer received an additional loan from the bank. So he had the help of “friends” who offered him a “quick fix” and 20000 euros.

The money was used to pay his employees’ wages and some supplier bills. “Two weeks later the ‘friends’ came back to me and immediately wanted the 20000 euro back, plus 20000 euro interest . That […]

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