Italian man accused of dressing up as his dead mom to claim her pension
The man collected about €53,000 annually by posing as his deceased mother, whose mummified body was found hidden in his home, authorities said.
- Earlier this month, the commune's registry office in Borgo Virgilio unmasked the man, her son, when he tried to renew Graziella Dall'Oglio’s identity card, prompting police to find her mummified remains in his home.
- To keep collecting benefits, the son concealed Graziella Dall'Oglio’s death, hiding her body and collecting pension payments plus income from the estate of three houses for three years.
- He adopted an elaborate disguise and registry/social insurance office staff flagged inconsistencies—thick neck, younger-looking hands, and an occasionally masculine voice—prompting them to alert police.
- Police ordered an autopsy and transported the corpse to a hospital mortuary, while the man remains in custody as local prosecutors investigate alleged benefit fraud and illegal concealment.
- Registries that lag can let payments continue until reported, as Italy's public registries are often out of sync, while media comparisons to 'Mrs Doubtfire' amplified attention and Guardia di Finanza note annual pension fraud arrests.
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An Italian man kept his mother's mummified body at home.
Man dressed up as dead mother for pension
A 56-year-old Italian man from Borgo Virgilio, near Mantua, is under investigation after allegedly disguising himself as his deceased 85-year-old mother in order to keep receiving her pension. Police believe the woman, Graziella Dall’Oglio, died around 2022, and her son kept her body at home while collecting her pension. The son (an unemployed former nurse) never reported his mother’s death and… Source
Italy: For years a man (57) is said to have hidden his mother's body and disguised himself as the deceased in order to collect their pension.
A 58-year-old Italian spent years as his late mother to collect money. However, at an appointment in the registry office, the man drove the masquerade too far – and the police set him up.
For money some people resort to extreme means. An Italian appeared as his late mother on the office to deceive the authorities. What sounds macabre is widespread in Italy.
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