Florence's historic monuments targeted in $35M international fraud scheme
Intercepting email correspondence, criminals posed as a company that carried out restoration and conservation work and received nearly 1.8 million euros from it.
Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's Campanile of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore) are pictured from a panoramic point of Florence, in Tuscany region, Italy, April 15, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/YARA NARDI/FILE PHOTO)ByREUTERSUpdated: