Amazon Faces $131 Million Asset Seizure in Italy Over Alleged Tax Fraud and Labor Violations

Amazon Faces $131 Million Asset Seizure in Italy Over Alleged Tax Fraud and Labor Violations
Flags flutter outside a distribution center at Amazon's logistics operations in Passo Corese, Italy, on March 22, 2021. Remo Casilli/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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Italian tax police have seized more than $131 million from Amazon’s Italy-based logistical services unit as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud and illegal labor practices, according to an order from the Milan Prosecutor’s Office obtained by Reuters and local media.

The 94-page order, dated July 23, alleges that Amazon Italia Logistica Srl circumvented labor and tax laws so as to keep the prices of its services competitive in the Italian market.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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