Federal law enforcement officers today (11) the fourth phase of Operation Kryptos, which investigates billion-dollar scams involving cryptocurrencies. Five preventive arrest warrants and four search and seizure warrants are being served in the cities of Rio of January and Cabo Frio (RJ).
The operation, which was called Flyer One, focuses on the group’s operations in the United States (USA). The scheme also started to work outside Brazil, raising funds from people in countries such as the USA and Portugal.
In the United States, the scheme was led by a man who fled Brazil with a false passport, due to a previous conviction for international drug trafficking.
The scheme, according to the PF, used false documents to justify deposits in US bank accounts. The investigation found the deposit of US dollar-backed crypto assets (stable coins) on the account of the man appointed as the leader of the organization.
Action targets of today that are in the United States were included in the red list (red notice) from Interpol. The investigated may answer for the crimes of illegal issuance of securities without prior registration, criminal organization and money laundering.
Operation Kryptos
THE first phase of Operation Kryptos was launched in August last year to investigate a company, based in the Lagos Region of Rio de Janeiro. of January, which used financial pyramid schemes, through speculation in the cryptocurrency market and the promise, to customers, of financial return. Two more phases were executed earlier this year: Vallettain February, and betkain March.
