Altered revenue stamps discovered in Domodossola
Date of the event:
On 11 November 2026 the municipal police of Domodossola, in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola area, discover that a local businessman had altered and reused revenue stamps (marche da bollo, stamps proving payment of a duty on official documents) already used for earlier municipal paperwork, several times over. The man reapplied them to similar applications submitted at the town hall counters, in an attempt to avoid paying the stamp duty owed on the new filings.[1][2]
The checks
The inspection began during routine document checks carried out by municipal police staff on dozens of authorisation requests submitted to municipal offices. Having noticed anomalies in the forms filed, officers looked further into the matter and established that several revenue stamps, already used by the businessman for earlier applications, had been altered and reapplied to later paperwork.[1]
The charges
Following the irregularities, the municipal police charge the businessman with violating Article 466 of the Penal Code, concerning the forgery, alteration or use of revenue stamps. The provision, amended by legislative decree 507 of 1999, carries an administrative fine rather than a prison sentence for this conduct. The man faces fines totalling around 2,500 euros, the proceeds of which go to the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate). Procedures are also launched to formally recover the stamp duty considered evaded.[1][2]
Sources
- Domodossola, marche da bollo false: imprenditore scoperto dalla polizia locale — NovaraToday, 11 November 2026
- Domodossola, marche da bollo riutilizzate — Quotidiano Piemontese, 12 November 2026