The Guardia di Finanza of Bari, by order of the Prosecutor of the Republic of Trani, went at the Milan office of the Fitch rating agency where he is carrying out checks and checks. Today's raid follows the search carried out on January 19 last in the Milan offices of Standard & Poor's.
The Trani judiciary, in the investigation directed by the prosecutor Michele Ruggiero, has for some time an investigation is underway against some rating companies accused of manipulating the market with "false, unfounded or otherwise imprudent judgments" on the Italian economic-financial and banking system. The investigation, which began several months ago, was recently extended to include Italy's latest rating downgrade.