Cagliari, arrests for embezzlement: millions for travel and villas. The Sardinian prosecutor's office is investigating.

Financial Police, Cagliari Provincial Command

CAGLIARI - Misappropriation of public resources worth millions of euros. The Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) has made three arrests and seized assets and sums of money totaling approximately €3 million. On the morning of Thursday, November 13, 2025, the financial police of the Cagliari provincial command executed, in the provinces of Cagliari, Rome, and Florence, an order for precautionary measures issued by the Cagliari preliminary investigations judge, at the request of the local prosecutor's office, against three individuals and a precautionary seizure order for approximately €3 million. Based on the evidence currently gathered, the five suspects are charged, to varying degrees, with the crimes of criminal conspiracy, embezzlement, impersonation, forgery, and self-laundering. The investigation, conducted by investigators from the Cagliari Economic and Financial Police Unit, uncovered the existence of a criminal conspiracy consisting of the three recipients of the personal precautionary measure. With the assistance of two additional individuals, between 2020 and 2024, they systematically embezzled approximately €2 million, earmarked for the enhancement and conservation of Sardinia's coastal heritage, which is of particular landscape and environmental importance.

Renting a villa on the island of Capri

The promoter of the association, acting director of the Sardinian Coastal Conservation Agency, using relatives and close associates, through 13 fictitious non-profit organizations represented by various front men or completely unsuspecting individuals, as well as a corporation (attributable to the same director), allegedly siphoned off public funds for private travel and expenses, the rental of a villa on the island of Capri , the purchase of personal property, clothing, and other personal items, as well as four properties, including two villas with gardens in the province of Cagliari. Investigative activities have uncovered the complex deceptions used to justify the disbursement of public funds in the form of contributions to the aforementioned associations for projects and conferences, which in reality never materialized, to promote Sardinian culture, history, and the region.

The ongoing commitment of the Guardia di Finanza

Self-laundering involving approximately €500,000 was also discovered. This activity demonstrates the constant attention and ongoing commitment of the Guardia di Finanza, within the scope of the investigations delegated by the Cagliari Public Prosecutor's Office , to uphold legality in public administration and the transparent management of public spending. This news is being published in compliance with the rights of the individuals under investigation—who are presumed innocent until a final conviction—based on what has emerged thus far during the preliminary investigation, subject to further investigation and pending trial.