By Boldnews.al
Data provided by Boldnews.al shows that some media in Albania have suspicious funding from companies and individuals who are found to be under investigation by the prosecution. The two media are concerned; Albanianja.com and Report TV, owned by Italian naturalized Carlo Bollino and his wife Alba Malltezi.
Both media have been financially supported for years by the company “FFM Group”, originally created for the training of journalists, operators and photographers in the media field. (Download the NRC Extract)
“FFM Group” turns out to be a society created in 2011 and has partners for Bollino, Alba Malltez, Eva Docc and an Italian company called “Superba S.R.L” based in Naples. The latter, for several months, is under investigation by the Albanian Prosecco for money laundering in offshore areas. “Superba S.R.L” is also a shareholder in the company “Everest Oil”, which has former candidate for Mayor of Tirana Municipality and former director of KESH Gjergj Bojaxhiu. (Download Extract to NRC of Everst OIL)
In news published by Shqiptarja.com or Report TV, the company “Superba S.R.L” has never been mentioned for prosecution investigations or for links with “Everst Oil” company of Gjergj Bojaxhi. Another important detail has to do with the strong support of Gjergj Bojaxhi 2015 elections for the Municipality of Tirana, by Carlo Bollino’s media.
In 2014, the Directorate of Taxation has pardoned a fine of 275,000 ALL “FFM Group” for non-declaration of employees thus creating tax evasion. (Search for a document for FFM Group) This is confirmed by rumors circulating that employees in the Carlo Bollino media are black or their salaries are not declared complete.
“Media content” is another company created by Carlo Bollino with the focus of creating analogue and digital television networks. It is not known the purpose of this company, but according to official data he has partnered with his wife Alba Malltezi and the company “FFM Group”.
Bollino bought Tacit television, which is under investigation with Superba S.R.L
In the autumn of 2015, A1 Report broadcasted after a conflict between shareholders Koço Kokëdhim and Carlo Bollino. The latter decided not to close the media business and for that it buys the license of Albania Screen, a bankrupt bank owned by Rezart Taci.
In October 2015, Bollino records on behalf of his financier Lindita Dode, the new television now called “Report TV”. Although this television follows the daily broadcasts, the enigmatic agreement that Bollino has signed with the arrested businessman Rezart Taçin remains.
Doubts are further increased as the prosecution has launched investigations for “Fraud” and “Fiscal Evasion” against the former owner of Albania Screen Rezart Taçi and also to the Italian company “Superba S.R.L”.
Along with them, “Everest Oil” is under investigation, which is administered by Gjergj Bojaxhi and has partner company “Superba S.R.L”. All three of these companies are involved in a revenue concealment scheme by transferring millions of euros to offshore areas to avoid Albanian taxes.
According to the file submitted to the Prosecutor, one of the owners of the Italian company “Superba S.R.L”, Guido Ottolenghi, turns out to be also the owner of the company operating in Vlora “La Petrolifera”.
According to investigations by the prosecution, companies “La Petrolifera”, “Superba SRL” and “ARMO” are suspected to have circulated in the accounts of the company “Everest Oil” administered by Bojaxhiu large sums of money in the form of lending that goes to the figure of about 172 million US dollars.
Only in 2013 and 2014, “Everest Oil” earns over 200 million Lek and runs over 18 billion Lekë, while 11 and 6 employees respectively.
Only for July-November 2012, the company “Superba S.R.L”, which is also a shareholder of Carlo Bollino’s companies, has circulated over $ 30 million through Gjergj Bojaxhi’s “Everest Oil” company.
Doubts about the activities and businesses of Carlo Bollino fall into some of the late-established Italian companies, where the purpose is not known whether they are to receive public funds or to carry out fiscal evasion.
