Operation targets group that embezzled fortune from businessman with cancer in RJ

The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro carried out, this Monday (1st), search and seizure warrants against a group that carried out suspicious financial transactions and controlled companies owned by a man who was facing terminal cancer.

The actions are carried out in four regions of the city and those investigated can respond to four crimes.

According to the police, in addition to controlling the accounts of the victim's companies, the individuals even changed the bedridden man's will a few hours before his death.

The investigations, which began two months ago, revealed the practice of fraud using exorbitant court orders. That is, criminals controlled the amounts received into the businessman's accounts after winning legal actions against the Brazilian State.

In addition, the group created new legal entities to disperse financial movements and make it difficult to track the origin and destination of these goods. According to the findings, the change in corporate administration occurred three months before the victim's death.

After this change, those investigated had control not only of the bank accounts, but also of any decision related to each of the companies in which the patient was a partner.

Of the movements, the transfer of one of the values of a precatório valued at approximately R$38.5 million to law firms caught the attention of the police. This occurred a few days before the victim's death.

Two hours before the businessman died, his will was changed, assigning the benefit of the estate to one of the organization's members. A week later, R$1.1 million was deposited into that person's account.

Operation "Last Sigh" was launched by the DDEF (Fraud Office) and has the support of the DGPE (General Department of Specialized Police). The warrants are served in the Center and in the South, Southwest and North zones of Rio.

*Under the supervision of Carolina Figueiredo

Source: CNN