This Thursday morning (11/13), Federal Police launched the third phase of Operation Fake Agent investigating a fraudulent FGTS withdrawal scheme involving football players, former athletes and coaches.
According to the corporation, the criminal group, with the participation of Caixa Economica federal employees, embezzled approximately 7 million reais using false documents.
Police executed four search and seizure warrants in Rio de Janeiro. Three of the incidents occurred at the home addresses of Caixa employees in Tijuca, Ramos and Deodoro.
The fourth warrant was executed at the agency’s branch in the city center, where there was also suspicious activity related to the scheme.
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As a result of the investigation, it was discovered that the lawyer whose OAB license had already been suspended was responsible for the misconduct. According to the PF, she used internal contacts at the Caixa branch to facilitate the irregular publication of victims’ FGTS amounts. Brazilian and foreign players and coaches will also be affected.
Investigation revealed that the group maintained a pattern of behavior of opening bank accounts using forged documents and then requesting unauthorized withdrawals related to players’ FGTS. The transfer was carried out in stages to avoid tracking.
The investigation began after a private bank sent a criminal report to federal police alleging unusual transactions in an account opened under the Peruvian player’s name and with false documents.
This account received approximately R$2.2 million from irregular withdrawals from Caixa related to the athlete’s FGTS.
From this incident, PF identified new victims from the same group, with damages totaling R$7 million.
Allegations are that employees of state-owned companies collaborated with criminal groups, including by accelerating or authorizing moves that were subject to stricter verification protocols. Caixa itself supported the investigation through its intelligence and security fields.
Those involved may be liable for falsification of official documents, embezzlement, and criminal association, in addition to other crimes that may occur during the analysis of seized documents and equipment.
The operation is being carried out by Rio de Janeiro’s Secret Investigations Department of the Police Department for the Suppression of Financial Crimes (UIS/Derefaz).
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