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Ilva, Riva indicted for tax fraud

The president of the leading steel group will have to appear before the judge next May 19 together with three other people – The accusation: tax fraud worth 52 million euros.

Ilva, Riva indicted for tax fraud

The Gup of the Milan court Anna Maria Zamagni has indicted Emilio Riva and three other people in the context of a proceeding on an alleged tax fraud carried out by Ilva for 52 million euros. The trial will begin next May 19 before a monocratic judge of the first criminal section of the court of Milan.

In addition to Emilio Riva, investigated as legal representative and signatory of the tax return of the consolidating company Riva Fire spa, as well as legal representative and signatory of the tax return of the consolidated company Ilva spa, Mario Turco Liveri was sent to trial Agostino Alberti, member of the board of directors and tax manager of the Riva Group, and Angelo Mormina, for his role as managing director of Deutsche Bank (London branch).

The accusation against them is that they have violated article 3 of law 74/2000, which punishes (from 18 months to 6 years) whoever, in order to evade income tax, on the basis of a false representation in the records mandatory accounting and making use of fraudulent means capable of hindering their verification, indicates assets for an amount lower than the actual one or fictitious liabilities. In this case, the accusation is of having 'created' fictitious passive elements in order to then be able to pay less taxes.

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