- Italian police raided two Amazon sites as part of a customs and tax fraud investigation involving Chinese imports.
- Prosecutors suspect Amazon acted as a “Trojan horse,” helping bring Chinese goods into Italy without paying required taxes and duties.
- The alleged scheme could have cost the Italian state hundreds of millions of euros and may extend across the EU.
- Authorities seized around 5,000 products and IT equipment, and identified a manager responsible for goods movement.
- The investigation is expanding and involves dozens of Italian companies, many believed to be fronts for Chinese entities.
Source: nypost.com
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