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Saverio Capolupo

Saverio Capolupo was born in Capriglia Irpina in the province of Avellino, Italy, on May 24, 1951, and has a wife and two children. He attended the Guardia di Finanza military academy from 01/10/1971 to 20/06/1975.
In the Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s Financial Police), he has the rank of Lieutenant General. Having been the Commander of the Inter-regional Headquarters for South-Western Italy, he currently is the General-in-Chief of Italy’s Financial Police.
During his career, he had prominent positions and performed very important tasks in the Financial Police.
In 1973 he was appointed Second Lieutenant, and moved to the region of Liguria where he was in charge of the 1st Lieutenancy Area of the port of Genoa and San Quirico. Afterwards, he served in several operational units in southern and central Italy, moving up to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Among the roles he had while a Colonel, the most significant ones were Chief of Operations at the General Headquarters, and Commander of the Tax Police Regional Unit located in Milan. When he was a Brigadier General, he was in charge of the region of Tuscany. Then, after becoming Major General, he was appointed Director Assistant of IASD (a Defence Research Institute), and headed the Economic Safeguard Command Post and the Tax Police School. 
Mr. Capolupo obtained a Law Degree at “La Sapienza” University in Rome, another Degree in Economic and Financial Safety at “Tor Vergata” University in Rome, and a Degree in Political Sciences at the University of Trieste. He taught in many courses in schools of the Financial Police, and also in the Universities of Macerata, Rome, Bologna, Cassino (where he currently is still a professor), as well as at the Higher Institute of Economics and Finances.
Furthermore, he was a member of several committees and workforces at the Ministries of the Interiors and Finance, and at the General Headquarters, where he also was a member of the editorial staff of the Financial Police newsmagazine. 
He is a licensed public accountant and accounting expert, a licensed public auditor, is enrolled in the Register of Professional Journalists, and a member of the scientific committee of “Il Fisco” tax magazine.
Since 1978, he has worked for the most important fiscal magazines (il Fisco, Corriere Tributario, Fiscalitax, Enti non profit, Rivista Diritto Penale, Rivista della Guardia di Finanza, Consulenza) and has written several publications on fiscal topics.

Reasons for awarding the prize

The award has been assigned in consideration of the constant and firm defence of the democratic principles of the Italian Republic that Saverio Capolupo as always pursued in serving his Country.
Mr. Capolupo’s intense activity has promoted the fight against crime, along with the safeguard of ethical principles of social responsibility and citizens’ rights, with particular regard to an ongoing battle against fraud and counterfeiting. Furthermore, he has always been committed in teaching and transmitting interest in and passion for the quest for truth to the younger generations.
By placing all his hopes and trust in the youth, Mr. Capolupo has allowed Italy’s Financial Police – of which he currently is the General-in-Chief, to become more humane.

Da sinistra: Francesco Bambina - Presidente dell’Associazione “Amici della Musica” di Alcamo, Alessandra Bellini - Presentatrice, Saverio Capolupo - Comandante Generale della Guardia di Finanza, Adelfio Elio Cardinale - Sottosegretario alla Salute del Consiglio dei Ministri e Sebastiano Bonventre - Sindaco della CittÀ di Alcamo.


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