Italian officials say a man just pulled off a plan so bizarre that even “Mrs. Doubtfire couldn’t compete. Authorities say this unemployed 56-year-old son pulled off a stunt that involved wigs, makeup and a whole lot of deception — all centered around his late mother, Graziella Dall’Oglio.
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When pretending becomes a full-time job
According to local reportsthe unnamed man impersonated his late mother for three years to continue collecting her pension. His mother, Graziella Dall’Oglio, apparently passed away at the age of 82. Instead of reporting her death, he allegedly stopped her the body in a sleeping bag and hid her in the laundry room of their home. Meanwhile, the 56-year-old was out here completing a complete style transformation – rocking a blouse and skirt, lipstick and a short brown wig, along with his mum’s manner – to ensure he could continue cashing her cheques.
Money in until someone noticed
Roomies, this wasn’t just pocket change. The unidentified man – a former nurse and currently unemployed – never reported his mother’s death and continued to claim around $60,000 a year from her survivor’s pensionplus income from family properties and land. He even managed to renew her ID card after her passing and strolled into one the government office completely to its character without arousing suspicion. That is – until a sharp-eyed employee noticed something wasn’t right. Officials say the worker clocked “masculine” functions and “thick” neck, realized something was off and raised the alarm.
The jig was all the way up on Fake Dall’Oglio
Authorities then compared old photos of Dall’Oglio and her son and quickly unraveled the whole scheme. On November 16, a clerk in Borgo Virgilio, about two hours east of Milan, noticed the man’s disguise when he came in to renew his mother’s identity card. The clerk contacted Mayor Francesco Aporti and the police begin an investigation. The man was called back to the register, where the mayor and officials confronted him, and he admitted the disguise – and 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 sticking out of the grease paint,” revealed Mayor Aporti. “(We) analyzed the video surveillance footage and saw the woman arriving in a car. The alarm bells are ringing: the woman does not have a driver’s license … bit by bit the picture of this unpleasant situation began to emerge,” he added.
After confessing, he agreed to allow authorities to search his mother’s home. There they discovered the Graziellas “mummified” body in a room. Officials noted no signs of foul play – she likely died of natural causes, although an official autopsy is still underway. The mayor called the situation “very strange” and “very, very sorry.“The son is currently under investigation for hiding a body and benefit fraud. Additionally, it is still unclear if he has been arrested.
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