Italy's Guardia di Finanza in Naples has seized assets valued at approximately €1.7 million from a Castellammare di Stabia construction entrepreneur and members of his family, according to reporting by Metropolis Web.
The measure concerns Liberato Paturzo, known as "Cocò," active in the construction sector in Castellammare di Stabia. Investigators describe Paturzo as allegedly close to the D'Alessandro clan.
According to the report, investigators accuse Paturzo of allegedly financing criminal activities and acting as an intermediary for the imposition of extortion on businesses. These are investigative allegations; the report does not establish final criminal liability.
Financial investigation and court order
The financial investigation cited in the report covered the period from 1997 to 2024. Investigators identified an alleged imbalance between declared income and the assets attributable to Paturzo and his family.
On that basis, the Prevention Measures Section of the Court of Naples issued a preventive-seizure decree, which the Guardia di Finanza then carried out.
What was seized
The reported assets include:
- five real-estate units
- a garage
- company shares
- the entire corporate assets of two construction companies
- a savings deposit
The source does not identify the precise addresses, cadastral details, or names of the two companies involved, and the text or docket number of the court decree was not reported.
Investigative background
The article links Paturzo to earlier investigations, including the 2018 "Olimpo" operation and the later "Domino Bis" investigation.
No independent official Guardia di Finanza or judicial statement confirming the reported seizure was cited in the available research. Readers should treat the account as a reported preventive measure based on alleged illicit accumulation of wealth, subject to further judicial review.
