Amazon under second investigation in Milan for tax evasion, sources say


FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian unit of Amazon is being investigated by Milan prosecutors for suspected tax evasion, two sources said on Friday, but the inquiry was not linked to a multi-million euro seizure from another of the group's Italian units this week.

Italy's tax police on Tuesday seized some 121 million euros ($131 million) from another unit of the U.S. e-retailer as part of an investigation into alleged tax fraud and illegal labour practices, prosecutors' documents showed.

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