The São Paulo Public Prosecution Service (MPSP) has asked the capital’s Judicial Police Department (Decap) to investigate actor Jorge de Sá, known for TV Globo’s soap opera “Pages of Life” for estelionate and falsification of documents.
After leaving the screens, Jorge de Sá promoted herself as an entrepreneur of an agency focused on sports exchange. The Company Department of International Sports Connections (DCEI) promises to advise young Brazilians who have a dream of studying and improving as athletes outside Brazil.
The dream of families became a millionaire nightmare by realizing that, despite payments, scholarships did not exist. In the complaint to the ministry, three families claim that Jorge de Sá did not pass the amounts paid to educational institutions abroad.
In an interview with CNNone of the victims reports that it contacted the US school where his son would study. The institution stated that There is no possibility to buy guaranteed bags at fixed priceso Payment has no intermediaries and unaware of Jorge de Sá.
The entrepreneur is still investigated by falsifying a proof of bank transfer of $ 4,500 to one of the victims. The families were heard by the MPSP and the 5th Criminal Prosecutor’s Office of the capital decided, on the 8th, to follow the investigation with each of the possible victims.
In a group on WhatsApp called “Jorge de Sá Lessos”, with more than 100 people, families report the same experience with the company. In almost 40 contracts for scholarships and mentoring, the victims estimate that the loss exceeds R $ 1 million.
In just one of the services, one of the families claims to have lost $ 120,000 with the entrepreneur’s “false promises”.
On its official website, the company claims to offer “guaranteed scholarships” to countries in Europe and Canada and the United States. The company states that more than 1,000 students were advised for more than 200 institutions abroad and more than $ 15 million in scholarships were destroyed.
On social networks, Joger de Sá accumulates over half a million followers and promotes athletes’ training. THE CNN tries to contact the accused and had no return until the publication of this article.
