The president of Corinthians was indicted on Wednesday (22), after investigation by the Civil Police completed the inquiry into the case ‘Vaidebet’.
Augusto Melo and former club leaders were indicted for criminal association, qualified theft and money laundering.
Last week, as revealed by a report from CNN a report on the analysis of the financial movements, prepared by the delegate Tiago Fernando Correia, responsible for the case, pointed out that part of the company’s sponsorship was passed on by intermediary Alex Cassundé until reached an account linked to the CCP.
At least R $ 870 thousand ended up in the account of UJ Football Talent Intermediation cited by Vinícius Gritzbach, killed in November 2024, at Guarulhos Airport, in a delation made with prosecutors about Laranja accounts of the criminal organization.
Still according to the delegate, as published by CNN the Vaidebet case pivot, Alex Cassundé, was in Parque São Jorge, headquarters of Corinthians, the day he began to pass the amounts of the committee received to the Orange Company.
Police found that the businessman was at the club by Radio Base Station (ERB), ie research method that confronts the device’s data with the antennas of a certain region, which could attest that Cassundé was at Corinthians in the afternoon between 15:57 and 16:18.
Impeachment
Augusto Melo’s impeachment vote is already scheduled. The meeting of the Corinthians Deliberative Council will take place on May 26.
On January 20, the Corinthians council gathered at Parque São Jorge to vote on the impeachment of Augusto Melo. After more than four hours, the meeting was suspended after the rite admissibility process passed 126 to 114.
Otherwise
In a note to CNN Alex Cassundé’s defense claimed that he categorically states that he had contact with Vaidebet, and that he always had the best and most crystalline conduct. According to the defense, documents show the way he used to reach Vaidebet. “Documents about this were timely attached to the process and are corroborated with the hearings,” says the defense, which adds that Cassundé maintained constant contact with club advisors.
The defense states that Cassundé has no information about other intermediaries, because his company was chosen, after internal criteria of the club, since he had already participated in other club campaigns.
“The transfers are the object of the investigation in the inquiry and we can not give more details beyond what is already known,” concludes the note.
In a note on social networks, the Corinthians stated that To date, there is no demonstration of authorship related to the facts mentioned.
“Corinthians points out that they are the victim of the circumstances investigated and reinforces that it has no control over what third parties do with amounts received as a result of contracts signed. The club strictly fulfills all its legal and contractual obligations,” says an excerpt from the club’s note.
This content was originally published in Corinthians: Augusto Melo is indicted for money laundering on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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