In Curitiba, the Federal Police (PF) this morning (3) carried out a preventive arrest warrant and two search and seizure warrants in a new stage of Operation Poyais. The arrest warrant was issued against a man who lives in Curitiba, accused of financial crimes last month who failed to comply with precautionary measures.
Operation Poyais, launched in October, investigates the practice of crimes against the popular economy and the national financial system, fraud with crypto assets in Brazil and abroad, embezzlement, money laundering and criminal organization.
Among the restrictions imposed on the investigated, he could not continue to manage his companies or perform management acts in the interest of his economic group.
“From police investigations, it was possible to identify that the investigated, days after the outbreak of police operation, began to hold frequent meetings, at his residence in this capital, with employees of his companies. One of the employees is the financial manager of his group, while another identified employee is responsible for the graphic designer of the virtual platforms created by the investigated for the practice of fraud”, detailed the PF in a note.
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The Operation found that the criminal group manufactured and sold virtual platforms and systems to third parties interested in committing similar crimes.
In March, another PF operation – Bad Bots –, resulted in the conviction of two people responsible for crimes against the financial system from fraud involving the trading of cryptocurrencies. With the progress of the investigations, it was proved that the virtual system used for these frauds was created and maintained by the criminal organization that is now being investigated.
It was also demonstrated by the investigations that the meetings with an employee in the area of creation of virtual platforms were intended to create and maintain other active virtual systems, marketed by the criminal organization with third parties, possibly used to promote similar criminal practices.
“Because of this, considering the current and dangerous actions of the investigated, who, even when released, continued to create and manage virtual platforms used to promote financial pyramid schemes, preventive detention was decreed by the Federal Court also to guarantee the order. public and economic, seeking, thus, the end of the criminal activity”.
The investigations continue with the aim of interrupting criminal activities and also to elucidate the participation of all those investigated in the crimes under investigation. The Federal Police also works to trace the assets of criminals to make possible, even if partially, the repair of damages caused to victims.
