The businessman Francisley Valdevino da Silva, known as Sheik dos Bitcoins, was arrested by the Federal Police, this Thursday (3), in Curitiba. He is investigated for suspected cryptocurrency scams in Brazil and abroad. Police estimate that the scheme would have moved more than R$4 billion since 2018.
According to the PF, the businessman was arrested for failing to comply with the precautionary measures imposed by the Federal Court. Among the restrictions, he could not continue to manage his companies and was prevented from performing management acts in the interest of the economic group.
THE Sheet did not find the businessman’s defense until the publication of this text.
In addition to the preventive arrest warrant, this Tuesday the PF agents served two search and seizure warrants. The action is an offshoot of Operation Poyais, which investigates the practice of crimes against the popular economy and the financial system, in addition to embezzlement, money laundering and criminal organization.
The first phase of the operation was launched in October this year. At the time, the PF even asked for Francisley’s arrest, but the request was denied by the Federal Justice of Paraná.
During the action, gold bars, branded watches, luxury cars and cash were seized in houses linked to the Sheik of Bitcoins.
But, according to the PF investigation, days after this action, the businessman began to hold frequent meetings with employees of his companies. The meetings were held at the house where he lives, in Curitiba.
One of the employees would be the group’s financial manager. Another employee who attended the residence was identified by the police as responsible for producing the graphic designer pieces of the virtual platforms created by Francisley to practice fraud.
“In addition to the failure to comply with precautionary measures, which were sufficient for the issuance of the arrest decree, the finding of frequent meetings between the investigated and the employee responsible for the graphic designer of the virtual platforms showed that the criminal organization was still active and promoting criminal acts”, he says. the PF.
Group would be expanding scheme
In another operation carried out by the PF to repress the practice of financial crimes, called Operation Bad Bots, the agents found that the virtual system used by a criminal group for fraud had been created and was maintained by Francisley’s company.
“In the same way, it was shown that the meetings of the investigated with an employee of the area of creation of virtual platforms were intended for the creation and maintenance of other active virtual systems, marketed by the criminal organization with third parties, possibly used to promote similar criminal practices” , said the PF.
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