The Caprotti family, owners of the
Esselunga supermarket chain, on Monday joined the Aleotti
family, owners of the Minervini pharmaceuticals group, firearms
manufacturing dynasty Beretta, and Milan oilman and ex Inter
president Massimo Moratti in filing a criminal complaint against
an alleged gang that targeted them to pay bogus ransoms for
purportedly kidnapped journalists in the Middle East using the
AI-generated fake voice of Defence Minister Guido Crosetto to
lend credence to their scam.
Morati was the only one of the four who actually paid out money,
almost one million euros.
Milan prosecutors said they were investigating the possible
crime of forming an organised-crime group.
They also said other victims may have paid the gang.
The alleged gang also reportedly contacted fashion legend
Giorgio Armani and Prada CEO Maurizio Bertelli, among others.
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