On 15 June 2026, the Occorsio Foundation, on the basis of its long-standing partnership with the Scuola di Perfezionamento per le Forze di Polizia (SFP), organized a seminar on the new financial instruments. This seminar, which was held at the SFP “Prefetto Carlo Mosca” Conference Hall, was addressed to the Management Grade Police Officers/Officials attending the 41st Advanced Training Course.
This event, divided into two sessions, was opened by a presentation given by Mr. Mario Palazzi, Public Prosecutor of Viterbo. In addition to the trainees of the Advanced Training Course, a delegation from the Carabinieri Officers’ School, a delegation from the “Piersanti Mattarella” School of the Prison Police and representatives from national security agencies attended the seminar.
The following lecturers discussed the topic, presenting their own thematic reports: Professor Razzante, an academic and adviser to the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission; Captain Mirko Guarriello, Commander of the Cryptocurrency Section of the Carabinieri’s Anti-Counterfeiting Command; Mr. Raffaele Cosimo, Head of the Central Anti-Financial Crime Division at Intesa Sanpaolo Bank ; Mr. Davide Vittorio Cappelletti, Cyberfraud and Payment Security Manager at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.
In the second session, the meeting was characterized by a practical approach through the presentation and subsequent in-depth analysis of relevant cases and various criminal proceedings that had concluded with a final conviction.
The cases, presented by Mrs. Simona Ragazzi, Judge at the Ufficio del Massimario e del Ruolo of the Court of Cassation, and by Mr. Lorenzo del Giudice, Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Rome District Anti-Mafia Directorate, were dealt with during a workshop on cybercrime focusing on the analysis of new challenges associated with the fight against cybercrime in the complex financial sector, with a special attention on letters rogatory and international cooperation.
The initiative provided an opportunity for technical and institutional discussion among the judiciary, police forces and the academic world on current issues relating to cyber investigations in the financial sector.
