The Italian mafia is ramp investment in wind farms to launder money and benefit from EU subsidies.
Europol firm reports of wind and renewable energy in general, are the most popular target for money laundering, after analysing the financial activities of four groups of mobsters in the Italy.
"The Italian mafia is more invest in renewable energy, particularly wind farms to benefit from generous subsidies, paid by the Member States, enabling them to mix dirty money with legitimate economic activities," the report says.
The industry of renewable energies - is one of the most promising sectors of the country have increased while the rest of the economy has slipped into recession, reports globalpost.com. Developers built more wind and solar power plants in 2012 than in a previous year and added 5,000 jobs in a country plagued by unemployment, according to article.
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