After months under suspicion, the names of two defendants in a case involving the recognition of Italian citizenship for Brazilians have been, in part, cleared.
The Court of Frosinone dismissed the charges of document fraud, omission and violation of immigration rules related to the recognition of Italian citizenship to descendants of Trentino people. According to the newspaper Ciociaria Today (see full page at the end of this article), only one of the defendants will be tried — for embezzlement, not for citizenship practices.
Luca Uremi, former head of the civil registry sector in the municipalities of Boville Ernica and Torrice, will be tried for allegedly embezzling approximately €5.500 in administrative fees. The amount corresponds to services such as issuing identity cards and certificates, paid by citizens in 2015.
The first hearing is scheduled for February 24, 2026. The Municipality of Torrice joined as a civil party in the proceedings.
“The facts do not constitute a crime,” says court decision
The central charge targeted 171 citizenship cases handled in the two municipalities, involving 180 applicants—most of them Brazilian, but also Venezuelans, Argentinians, Americans, Britons, and Irish.
The Frosinone Public Prosecutor's Office, based on an investigation by the local police, suspected irregularities in the procedures. The initial alert came from the Italian consulate in London, which noticed suspicious patterns in some applications.
Leide Rosati, a Brazilian woman who runs a citizenship advisory agency, was also facing charges in the case. Along with Uremi, she was accused of failing to report the case, falsifying public documents, and violating Italian immigration law. In March, Italianism revealed details of the investigation — read here.
The defense, comprised of attorneys Francesca Fioretti, Tania Di Menna, and Vincenzo Miceli, argued that there was no bad faith in the conduct. They maintained that, at most, it was administrative failures — thesis accepted by Judge Ida Logoluso.
The verdict was clear: “the facts do not constitute a crime".
February trial could close the case
With most of the charges dismissed, all that remains is Uremi's trial for embezzlement. The prosecution maintains that he failed to remit to the municipality of Torrice the amounts paid by residents and foreigners seeking official documentation.
If convicted, he could face penalties including imprisonment and restitution to the public treasury.
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