Armando Pereira, number two in Altice, just behind Patrick Drai, the Frenchman who leads the company worldwide, is the main target of the operation of the Ministry of Public Administration and the Tax Office.
This and other managers are suspected of money laundering, tax fraud, among other things, the sale of a complex of buildings of the former Marconi real estate fund, located in the Picoas district of Lisbon and valued at hundreds of millions of euros. .
Authorities are conducting searches this Thursday at Armando Pereira’s holiday home in Gilchofrey, Braga. The investigation took advantage of the fact that Altis number two, who lives in France, is on vacation in Portugal, to conduct searches and listen to Armando Pereira.
Tax inspector Paulo Silva, who has experience in conducting particularly complex investigations such as Operation Marquez, arrived at Armando Pereira’s home in Giljofrey.
The house of Hernani Vas Antunes, who became known as the right hand of Armando Pereira, is also being searched. Ernani did not come out to make statements and the lawyer said he could not speak to reporters.
Vas Antunes and Armando Pereira have been linked for several years and have several businesses in common.
This Thursday, Altice Portugal confirmed to Lusa “that it was one of the companies searched” in accordance with the prosecutor’s order, and that “it provides all the requested cooperation.”
As found out morning Postsearches at the Altice headquarters in Lisbon are still ongoing.
Author: Eduardo Damaso([email protected]) This Francis Laranjo
Source: CM Jornal
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