US EditionAn Italian Arrested After Being Blind for 20 Years and Having Taken 150,000 Euros of Allowances
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The man was arrested with his wife after having received 150,000 euros in allowances by pretending to be blind for two decades.
An Italian and his wife were arrested near Naples for fraud of benefits. The couple received 150,000 euros in compensation for claiming a total blindness of the man for twenty years.
On 7 October 2025, an Italian was arrested in Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples, after being blind for more than 20 years and having collected nearly 150 000 euros.
A man was arrested on 7 October in Castellammare di Stabia, in the region of Naples. He claimed to be blind for 20 years. According to the press agency Ansa, he was in fact only visually impaired. This impossibility would have allowed him to receive approximately 150 000 euros of compensation from Italian social security. His wife, an alleged accomplice, was also arrested, as reported by Le Parisien. The suspicions against them did not date back…
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