Who is Daniele Moretti, the influencer and chartered accountant accused of a €14 million fraud?
The scam was based on a sophisticated network of illegal labour supply, involving as many as 2,478 workers
On Instagram, he was the epitome of luxury and success: photos at the helm of yachts in Porto Rotondo, helicopter flights, nights behind the DJ decks and breathtaking sunsets from his resort in Kenya – all in front of over 140,000 followers. But behind the glossy image of the ‘perfect husband’ and jet-set entrepreneur lay a financial abyss.
Who is Daniele Moretti
The 51-year-old man, originally from Tarquinia and living in Marina Velca, has been placed under house arrest with an electronic tag. According to the Guardia di Finanza, he is the ‘mastermind’ behind a colossal tax fraud worth over 14 million euros, which was dismantled following a large-scale preventive seizure.
Having graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Tuscia in 1999, Moretti has, since 2001, built up an extensive network of offices by establishing the ‘Moretti & Partners Tax Practice’, with branches in Rome (on Viale Parioli), Viterbo and Milan. Although the investigating magistrate’s order refers to him as a “chartered accountant”, the Viterbo Association of Chartered Accountants and Accounting Experts has categorically denied that he is registered with the association, stating that the 51-year-old is using the title improperly. Moreover, his record is not without a history of investigative scrutiny: as far back as 2023, he had been implicated in an investigation by the Guardia di Finanza into tax-saving schemes linked to Link Campus University.
Another factor in determining the current precautionary measure was the risk of flight, which is inextricably linked to his overseas business dealings. The investigating judge highlighted how Moretti had transferred significant financial resources abroad, stepping up his trips to Kenya between 2025 and 2026. It was in Africa, at Diani Beach, that he opened the Kinondo Poa Beach Resort in July 2025, demonstrating a ‘well-established logistical network outside the country’s borders’ that could be used to evade tax.
Fraud: The ‘disposable’ cycle
The scheme, coordinated from his luxurious office on Viale Parioli in Rome, was based on a sophisticated network of illegal labour supply involving as many as 2,478 workers. At the heart of the scheme were four affiliated co-operatives (Sviluppo Italia, PMG Multiservizi, Promo Service and Global Facility), which acted as ‘legal fronts’ and ‘vehicles for tax debts’.
