The alleged crimes are, for various reasons, of mafia association, association aimed at drug trafficking, detention and concealment of clandestine weapons, threats, private violence, criminal association aimed at consuming a series of accounting or economic crimes financial instrumental to the systematic implementation of fraud against the banking system. The central figure is that of Cosimo Commisso, alias «U guagghia», released from prison last January. He was to manage the affairs of the mafia organization in Umbria, becoming a real point of reference not only for the gangs, but also for professionals and citizens who turned to the Calabrian mafia to overcome problems.

Among the finished reports at the center of the investigations, also those with Giuseppe Minnici, a reference businessman for the organization, especially in Umbria. The investigation started precisely from the monitoring of Commisso, who moved to Perugia in 2015 after a long detention, and from the constant coordination between the three proxies and the three mobile teams involved.

The business would be managed thanks to Commisso's relations with Antonio Rodà, entrepreneurial referent in Umbria of the Crupi family. The 'ndrangheta bought in Umbria land to be used for vineyards for the production of wine to be marketed in Canada and, in the meantime, it was committed to find tricks that could prevent the seizure of goods. The Commissioner himself would have maintained constant contacts with the representatives of the Crotone gangs who ended up in the investigation, planning joint business initiatives.