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Italian officials say one man just pulled off a scheme so bizarre that even ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ couldnt compete. Authorities claim this unemployed 56-year-old son carried out a stunt involving wigs, makeup, and a whole lot of deceptionall centered around his late mother, Graziella DallOglio.
According to local reports, the unnamed man impersonated his late mother for three years to continue collecting her pension. His mother, Graziella DallOglio, apparently passed away at 82. Instead of reporting her death, he allegedly stuffed her body inside a sleeping bag and hid her in the laundry room of their home. Meanwhile, the 56-year-old was out here perfecting a full style transformationrocking a blouse and skirt, lipstick, and a short brown wig, along with his mothers mannerismsto make sure he could keep cashing in her checks.
Roomies, this wasnt just pocket change. The unidentified manformerly a nurse and currently unemployednever reported his mothers death and continued claiming around $60,000 a year from her survivors pension, plus income from the familys real estate and land. He even managed to renew her ID card after her passing, strolling into a government office fully in character without raising suspicion. That isuntil one sharp-eyed employee noticed something wasnt adding up. Officials say the worker clocked the masculine features and thick” neck, realized something was off, and raised the alarm.
Authorities then compared old photos of DallOglio and her son and quickly unraveled the whole scheme. On Nov. 16, a registry office clerk in Borgo Virgilio, about two hours east of Milan, noticed the mans disguise when he came in to renew his mothers identity card. The clerk contacted Mayor Francesco Aporti and the police, launching an investigation. The man was called back to the registry office, where the mayor and officers confronted him, and he admitted to the disguiseand that Graziella was his mother.
She looked very much like the woman in the photo on the ID. But there was something that didn’t convince the employee, like the hair on her neck, the heavy makeup, and it looked like beard holes were protruding from the greasepaint, revealed Mayor Aporti. [We] analyzed the video surveillance footage and saw the woman arrive in a car. Alarm bells ringing: the woman doesn’t have a driver’s licensepiece by piece, the picture of this unpleasant situation began to emerge, he added.
After confessing, he agreed to let authorities search his mothers home. There, they discovered Graziellas “mummified” body in a room. Officials noted no signs of foul playshe likely died of natural causes, though an official autopsy is still pending. The mayor called the situation very strange” and “very, very sad. As of now, the son is under investigation for concealing a body and benefit fraud. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether hes been arrested.
