Prefect- Deputy DorectorI General of Public Security – DirectorI General of Criminal Police, Italy
FROM 1988 TILL PRESENT
MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
PUBLIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT
PREFECT- DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PUBLIC SECURITY – DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CRIMINAL POLICE SINCE 26 MARCH 2019
PRESIDENT OF THE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS BODY ON THE RISK OF INFILTRATION OF THE ECONOMY BY MAFIA-TYPE ORGANIZED CRIME (post Covid-19)
CO-CHAIR (WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRETOR OF EUROPOL) OF THE COVID-19 WORKING GROUP IN EUROPE. It is a Working Group among 13 European Countries, which focused on risk indicators and criminal trends after the Covid-19 pandemic. This Group, in a year, has produced four reports of analysis provided to the National Authority of Public Security and translated into English for all the European Countries. The results of the work have been reported to the JPSG (Joint Parliamentary Scrutinity Group) within the European Parliament and to the Law Enforcement Working Party of the European Council.
CO-CHAIR (WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EUROPOL) OF THE NEXT GENERATION EU – LAW ENFORCEMENT FORUM. It Is a Working Group among the 27 European Countries with the participation of the European Commission, OLAF, EPPO and CEPOL, on the risk of infiltration of organized crime in the implementation plan of the NEXT GENERATION EU.
SPEAKER AT THE EU-HOME AFFAIRS MINISTYERS ON THE FUTURE OF EUORPOL – October 21st, 2020
CO-DRIVER (WITH THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF INTERPOL) OF THE I-CAN PROJECT (Interpol/Italy Cooperation Against ‘Ndrangheta)
MEMBER FOR ITALY AT THE EUROPOL MANAGEMENT BOARD
ITALIAN DELEGATE (WITH VOTING RIGHT) AT THE INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY
PRESIDENT:
- Interministerial Program Management Committee for the implementation of the EU interoperability regulations (appointed by the Minister) – strategic level
- Steering Committee of the program for the implementation of the EU interoperability regulations – technical-operational level
- Permanent Support Body to the coordination center for monitoring, analysis and permanent exchange on the phenomenon of intimidating acts against journalists
- Technical Body to support the observatory on the phenomenon of intimidating acts against local administrators
- OSCAD (Observatory for Security Against Discriminatory Acts)
- Sport Betting Information Unit (UISS)
- Interagency Group for the search of fugitives (GIRL)
- Central Interagency Group-Ma.Cro (Organized Crime Map)
DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL ANTICRIME DIRECTORATE FROM MAY 2016 TO 25 MARCH 2019. In charge of the crime-fighting department of the Italian Polizia di Stato (National Police), both in terms of preventing and combating crime, with a human capital of over 29,000 personnel.
DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC SECURITY INSPECTORATE AT “PALAZZO CHIGI” FROM 30 MARCH 2015 TO 22 MAY 2016
POLICE CHIEF (Questore) OF THE PROVINCE OF L’AQUILA FROM 31 JULY 2013 TO 29 MARCH 2015
DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ROAD TRAFFIC POLICE SERVICE FROM 16 JULY 2012 TO 30 JULY 2013, a structure within the Department of Public Security used by the Minister of the Interior for traffic police activities involving all police forces, as well as the office responsible for the coordination and control of the activity carried out by all Road Traffic Police Units operating as a special branch within the Polizia di Stato (with more than 12,000 personnel).
CHAIRPERSON OF “VIABILITA’ ITALIA” – National Coordination Centre to face critical situations regarding road conditions set up at the Ministry of the Interior – Road Traffic Police Service, a position deriving from his directorship of the Service.
Deputy-Director of C.C.I.S.S. Road safety information coordination centre - a news center that operates as a source and certifier of mobility news to be disseminated, established by decree of the Minister of Public Works in concert with the Minister of the Interior.
From 2007 to May 2012, Director of the Squadra Mobile (CID) of Rome
From 2004 to 2007, Director of the CID of Milan
From 2002 to 2004, official in charge of the “Marco Biagi” Investigation Team in Bologna where he headed the investigation that led to the arrest of the members of the Red Brigades terrorist group responsible for the attack on the labour law expert and government economic adviser Marco Biagi.
From 1997 to 2002, Director of the CID at the Questura (National Police provincial HQ ) of Venice
From 1992 to 1997, official in charge of the Economic and IT Crime Unit at the Central Operations Service of the National Police.
During his activity at the Central Operations Service, he headed the international GREEN ICE, DINERO and UNIGOLD investigative projects using covert activities and undercover officers.
During the DINERO operation the covert bank NHM Trust Bank was established on the Anguilla Island.
Participation in the investigation teams involved in the capture of fugitives and the investigations into the Mafia killings perpetrated during the period from 1992-1995 including the murders of judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino and their police escorts and the attacks in Rome at Via Palestro and in Florence at Via Georgofili.
From 1990 to 1992, official with the Special Investigation Division of Rome’s Questura.
From 1989 to 1990, official with the Operations Room of Rome’s Questura.
From 1986 to 1988, official in the Security Area of ITALCABLE, a company of the former STET Group.
Since 2018:
Professor of criminology at the “Sapienza” University of Rome, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology.
Teaching duties at the SIOI (Italian Society for International Organization – year 2022)
Lecturer at all the most important schools of the Italian National Police, focusing in particular on investigation techniques, anti-money laundering, undercover and anti-drug activities.
Teaching duties also at the training school of the Italian State Railways (Ferrovie dello Stato) in Rome and in training courses of several credit institutions.
From 2005 to 2006, he took part as a Professor in the Master course in Security held by the Bocconi University.
Training activity in Cordoba, Argentina, for the National Police under a cooperation agreement with MELIT, University of Malta.
Teaching duties in the postgraduate Master course in Criminology at the “Sapienza” University of Rome and at the LIUC - Carlo Cattaneo University of Castellanza, Varese, as well as at the San Raffaele University of Milan and at the “24 Ore Business School” closely aligned with Italy’s highly respected «Il Sole 24Ore» daily financial newspaper.
Member of the Scientific Committee at LIUC.
Professor at the Specialization School for the Legal Professions at the “Tor Vergata” University of Rome
1993 in Orlando, speaker on the employment of undercover officers at an international conference organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration
1996 in Vienna, speaker on the use of inference engines in investigations
2010 in San Marino, speaker on anti-money laundering
Participation as a speaker in conferences both in Italy and abroad on investigation-related issues
Speaker in Milan, Venice, Bologna, Naples, Rome, L’Aquila, Reggio Calabria, and other Italian towns at institutions, public and private organizations, universities, public and private entities on topics such as sexual violence, the exploitation of prostitution, investigation techniques, the costs of investigations, foreign criminality, organized crime, ICT in the field of criminal and forensic investigations.
Year 2021 – Curator of the book “Investigating 4.0 Criminology and Criminalistics – Journey into the world of investigation –PICCIN edition
