US EditionItalian man accused of dressing up as his dead mom to claim her pension
- Earlier this month, the commune's registry office in Borgo Virgilio unmasked the man, her son, when he tried to renew Graziella Dall'Oglio’s identity card, prompting police to find her mummified remains in his home.
- To keep collecting benefits, the son concealed Graziella Dall'Oglio’s death, hiding her body and collecting pension payments plus income from the estate of three houses for three years.
- He adopted an elaborate disguise and registry/social insurance office staff flagged inconsistencies—thick neck, younger-looking hands, and an occasionally masculine voice—prompting them to alert police.
- Police ordered an autopsy and transported the corpse to a hospital mortuary, while the man remains in custody as local prosecutors investigate alleged benefit fraud and illegal concealment.
- Registries that lag can let payments continue until reported, as Italy's public registries are often out of sync, while media comparisons to 'Mrs Doubtfire' amplified attention and Guardia di Finanza note annual pension fraud arrests.
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In the Italian village of Borgo Virgilio, a 56-year-old man allegedly collected his deceased mother's pension for years. The fraud came to light in a rather clumsy way: when the woman's identity card expired, the man disguised himself as his mother to apply for a new one. But town hall officials became suspicious.
56yo man dressed up as his own dead mother in crazy scheme to cash in on her pension
An unnamed Italian man is under investigation as authorities claim that the 56-year-old had dressed up as his 85-year-old mother in order to collect roughly €53,000 ($60,000). It was then revealed that his mother had actually been dead for three years. According to the Italian Newspaper, Corriere Della Sera (h/t PEOPLE), the man had dressed himself in a blouse and skirt worn by Graziella Dall’Oglio, his mother. He’d even gone as far as wearing a…
A man usurped the identity of his dead mother to receive his retirement pension. Dressed as a woman, he was caught in flagrante delicto. His mother's mummified body was discovered in the family home.
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