Kidnapping of businessman reveals R$8 million fraud scheme in Curitiba

A criminal organization suspected of laundering more than R$8 million from a company in Curitiba, Paraná, was the target of more than 27 court warrants served by the Civil Police this Friday morning (10). The group began to be investigated after the kidnapping of the business owner in September 2024.

Among the warrants are search and seizure orders and the seizure of valuables. The action took place simultaneously in Curitiba, São José dos Pinhais and Almirante Tamandaré (PR), as well as Porto Alegre (RS).

According to investigations, the suspects - employees and acquaintances of the victim - who participated in his kidnapping also participated in the company's money embezzlement scheme.

The amounts were obtained through payments of fraudulent invoices issued in the name of shell companies that had been created by those involved.

In total, PCPR identified the participation of 11 people and the payment of 46 fraudulent invoices between January and September 2024, which led to the high amount of R$8 million.

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Understand the case
The 58-year-old man is the owner of a medical products company. In September 2024 he was kidnapped in the Jardim Botânico neighborhood, in Curitiba.

At the time of the events, the PCPR (Paraná Police) arrested seven people for involvement in the crime that aimed to extort another R$3 million from the victim.

As the investigations progressed, authorities discovered that the kidnapping had been planned by the former administrative manager and responsible for the company's financial department. She was arrested in April this year, in São José dos Pinhais.

Source: CNN