Catarina Madureira, daughter of former Super Dragons coach Fernando Madureira, was caught on CCTV selling FC Porto-Arsenal tickets for the Champions League. The data comes as part of an investigation into Operation Golden Ticket, a fraudulent ticket business that could generate profits in excess of €1.5 million.
Even after Operation Praetorian, the Madureira family continued to engage in illegal business. Five generations take part in it: from the great-grandmother to the eldest daughter. There would be a scheme with fictitious FC Porto houses requesting tickets that ended up in the hands of the Super Dragons. Sandra Madureira’s parents will be the coordinators. The Madureira family received about 40 thousand euros per game from the ticketing business.
After the sale of tickets and promotional items related to the Porto football club, the money was delivered to the pastry shop that would become the “S” headquarters.super Dragons.” A grandmother Sandra Madureira was responsible for the sale of products alluding to the blue and white in the area around the stadium, and tickets were sold by Porto fans. The money was delivered to the establishment and then remained in the hands of the family. Madureira.
FC Porto’s protocol with the Super Dragons stipulates that the club will provide free tickets to 4,000 fans. If the cost of two home games is multiplied by four thousand participants, this gives 8,000 tickets per month, if the price is 15 euros, then this gives a profit of 120 thousand euros in just one month. Add to this away games and Champions League games, where the price at least doubles.
As a result of the searches carried out on Sunday, 44 thousand, 400 euros and 3 thousand tickets for matches of the Porto football club were seized.. ABOUTThe figures represent the sum of 14 house searches and four outside house searches that took place in Porto, in Matosinhos and in Vila Nova de Gaia. Eventually, During the process, 13 people were identified: eight men and five women, who were charged with crimes related to illegal trade. Tickets For show sports and qualified breach of trust. A PSP He also seized several documents related to the crimes, computers, mobile phones and even a flashlight.