The Civil Police launched an operation this Monday (1st) to investigate a group suspected of taking advantage of a businessman with terminal cancer to take control of companies and move millions of dollars in court-ordered payments before his death. Twenty-two search and seizure warrants were executed in the Center and in the South, West and North zones of Rio.
According to the Fraud Division (DDEF), the suspects are accused of fraud, criminal association, embezzlement, and falsifying documents. Among the targets are two military police officers.
According to Detective Marcos Buss, agents are seeking to seize cell phones and electronic devices from those under investigation. “We are going to find out why the transfers were of such high value and how the suspects took over two companies belonging to Osvaldo Rodrigues Vieira Filho. To give you an idea, just one court-ordered payment transferred to them totaled R$ 38 million. We want to know how the gang approached the businessman,” he told [the news outlet]. Good morning, Rio.
How did the group operate?
Investigations indicate that suspicious corporate changes occurred approximately three months before the businessman's death. According to the police, companies holding high-value legal claims were allegedly transferred to individuals linked to the group under investigation.
The agents also identified the creation of new companies that were allegedly used to move funds and make it difficult to trace the money.
According to the DDEF, there is evidence of the use of documents with forged signatures and the granting of broad powers of representation to members of the group shortly before Vieira Filho's death.
Will 2 hours before death
Another point being investigated is the transfer of part of a court-ordered payment valued at approximately R$ 38,5 million to law firms a few days before the businessman's death. The police are also investigating a will drawn up about two hours before his death, which allegedly named one of the suspects as executor, administrator of the estate, and beneficiary of the estate.
Investigations also indicate that more than R$ 1,1 million was deposited into the account of this suspect just seven days after the victim's death. According to the police, the money originated from credits related to court-ordered payments.
Agents seized electronic devices that will undergo forensic examination, and at the address of one of the targets, police collected R$ 23.
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