The Federal Police Operation (PF) was launched on the morning of Wednesday (13), with the aim of combating a criminal organization specializing in fraud against the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Among the gang members, the investigations identified employees and former employees of Caixa.
The PF reported that the fraud began in 2018 with the undue granting of care and social security benefits by entering false data in the bank’s computerized systems. The investigated were worth their access to enable the fraud.
According to the investigations, they conducted proof of fraudulent life of fictitious or deceased persons, issued second copies of non -existent beneficiaries and authorized irregular payments. In addition, fraudsters used adulterated documents to enable benefits and synchronously acted in the insertion of false data into the cash system.
Layoffs
According to the PF, the financial institution filed a disciplinary proceeding that resulted in the dismissal of those involved and the identification of illicit conduct articulated among the authors, who already had a history of similar disciplinary absences related to the improper granting of benefits.
“Even after the dismissal in 2022, the suspects continued the scheme, delegating to third parties the monthly withdrawal of at least 17 fraudulent benefits still active,” says the PF.
Judicial warrants
The operation recovers, which has the support of the Federal Prosecutor and Caixa, comply with six search and seizure warrants, as well as blocking and unavailability measures of assets and assets in the estimated amount of R $ 3 million.
The court orders were issued by the Federal Court and are being complied with at addresses related to the accused in Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina.
The investigated may be responsible for the crimes of criminal organization and electronic embezzlement. According to the PF, actions “proceed to identify others involved, dismantle the criminal scheme and recover the deviated assets.”
