The investigation into the sponsorship contract between Corinthians and Vaidebet which generated the termination of the agreement and investigates suspicions of money laundering and connection with organized crime, revealed important disagreements in the testimonies of the central figures of the club heard by the Civil Police.
Three names linked to the Corinthians board of directors under the management of Augusto Melo were summoned to testify as “Investigated” In the case. Among them, the President himself Augusto Melo the former administrative director MARCELO MARIANO and the former marketing superintendent Sérgio Moura . They were heard by DPPC delegate Tiago Fernando Correia and Gaeco’s prosecutor Juliano Carvalho from Gaeco in the second week of April.
Marcelo Mariano was the first to give testimony on the afternoon of April 14. Then Sérgio Moura introduced himself and talked to the police. Sérgio Moura’s testimony diverged of Marcelo Mariano. Augusto Melo was the last to testify, attending the 3rd DPPC Police Station on April 16.
Testimonials
The Civil Police found that the lines of Three investigated diverged from each other . The main divergence was in relation to Presentation by Alex Cassundé . Cassundé is considered the intermediary of the negotiation with the bookmaker and is linked to the company Social Media Design, which brokered the agreement and passed part of the commission.
According to the calculation of CNN none of the four ears by the Civil Police – which would include Cassundé and the three leaders – presented any evidence about the relationship between them to close the deal Between Corinthians and Vaidebet.
For the Civil Police, the case is close to an outcome, which should be presented until mid -May. If indications of crime are identified, the inquiry will be referred to the Public Prosecution Service with the indictment of individuals.
The possibility is that the crimes framed are money laundering and criminal association . It will be up to the prosecutor to decide whether to offer the complaint or file the police inquiry.
CCP involvement
The Investigation of the Case Vaidebet by DPPC and Gaeco tracked the path of resources Paid in committee for sponsorship, identifying accounts for which R $ 1.4 million circulated.
This money, initially diverted in two shipments of R $ 700 thousand to the social network Media Design, a company of Alex Cassundé, was reportedly passed on by Cassundé company to Neoway Integrated Solutions, in values that total more than R $ 1 million. Neoway partner Edna Oliveira dos Santos said she was unaware of the case.
The investigation points out that in March last year, the neopay transferred about $ 1 million to the WAVE technological intermediations, which in turn made three more transfers to the UJ Football Talent Intermediation in the house of R $ 870 thousand.
It is at UJ Football Talent Intermediation that the police identified a connection with organized crime . This company was cited by ANTONIO VINICIUS LOPES GRITZBACH a whistleblower of the CCP. Gritzbach stated that UJ would be informally controlled by Danilo Lima known as “Tripa”, which is pointed out as Member of the First Capital Command (CCP) .
This content was originally published in case Corinthians and Vaidebet: Understand Differentials in Testimonials on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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