Overview
- Father and daughter Mauro and Miriam Caroccia, under investigation for money laundering and sham ownership with a mafia aggravating factor, faced Rome prosecutors on Wednesday in the case centered on the Le 5 Forchette company behind Bisteccheria d’Italia.
- Prosecutors allege the Caroccias moved and reinvested illicit proceeds linked to the Senese clan into the restaurant venture, while the defense told reporters the money did not come from organized crime and said funds were put in by Andrea Delmastro and are traceable.
- Financial police are reviewing invoices and bank records, with about €40,000 flagged for fittings and equipment plus roughly €2,000 a month in rent, and investigators note the company has not filed a balance sheet for its first year.
- A parallel file opened in Turin targets suspected sham ownership tied to the Biella‑registered Srl, and the parliamentary Antimafia Commission approved hearings that will seek testimony from Rome prosecutors, police, the security office UCIS, Delmastro, and others.
- Political fallout continues in Piedmont after former vice president Elena Chiorino resigned as assessor over her minority stake in the firm, while Delmastro and other Fratelli d’Italia shareholders are not currently listed as suspects but could be heard as witnesses.