Police arrest 22 over big EU-fund fraud. Eight of the suspects were taken to jail while the other 14 were put under house arrest.
Two other suspects were banned from doing professional and commercial activities. Over 150 police officers were involved in searches and operations to seize more than 600 million euros in assets in Veneto, Lombardy, Trentino Alto Adige, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Lazio, Campania and Puglia. Police in Slovakia, Romanian and Austria were also involved in the operations.