Gang that defrauded court licenses is targeted by the PF

This Tuesday (19), the Federal Police carried out nine search and seizure warrants with the aim of dismantling the fraud involving judicial permits from the Rio de Janeiro Labor Court.

In the sights of around 40 agents involved in Operation Parallel Judgment III is a network of money changers who provided assistance in money laundering for an interstate criminal organization that defrauded court decisions, using false digital certificates in the name of magistrates.

Issued by the 8th Federal Criminal Court of Rio de Janeiro, the warrants are being served at addresses located in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santa Catarina.

With the fraud, the criminal organization intended to withdraw approximately R$62 million using the falsified licenses. However, to date, they had only obtained R$4 million through undue withdrawals. In other words, the loss avoided was around R$58 million.

According to investigations, there are indications that the group would also operate in Sergipe, Paraná andm Santa Catarina.

This is the third phase of the operation, which was initially launched at the end of 2022 and had a second action in December last year.

This time, the searches aim to seize money, vehicles and high-value goods in order to reimburse public coffers. In Arujá, São Paulo, cars were seized.

Those investigated will be responsible for the crimes of criminal organization, money laundering, qualified embezzlement, ideological falsehood and falsification of public documents, with penalties that, combined, can reach 30 years in prison.