He created fictitious inactive companies and through them opened bank accounts with false documents to launder money obtained as a result of computer fraud. The suspect, 45 years old, a Brazilian national, was arrested by the Southern Directorate of Judicial Police (JP) in collaboration with the PNP in the Mértola area.
According to CM As it turned out, the alleged fraudster was detained during a police check after presenting a fake foreign driver’s license. During the search of the vehicle, more than 15 ATM cards, three driver’s licenses, passports, citizenship cards of several countries and vehicle identification documents, as well as three thousand euros in banknotes were seized.
The suspect was already under investigation after he opened several accounts in banking institutions in the Algarve, where more than 200 thousand euros were in circulation. Judicial police suspect the money was obtained illegally after it was siphoned out of companies through computer fraud schemes. They were then transferred to other accounts, with the suspect receiving a percentage of the transactions.
Author: Rui Pando Gomes This Joao Carlos Rodrigues
Source: CM Jornal
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