A document on possible suspicious movements was sent to the Corinthians Tax Activities Control Council (COAF). The movements would be in the club’s current account at Banco Santander. The information is from the site “GE.com”.
O Movered amount in the bank account between September 2, 2024 and March 5, 2025 is more than $ 1 billionand the alvinegro received $ 507 million and spent $ 505 million.
According to the publication, The suspicious movement is linked to high amounts spent on reserves on hotels abroad. The expenses were on due credit cards in February.
Furthermore, Bank slips were paid with a amount higher than those charged in the period. The debt would be $ 108,000, but payments were made at the home of $ 608 thousand, almost six times more.
In February, Coaf had already failed the management accounts of President Augusto Mello, especially the expense of Timão’s corporate credit card.
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According to the agency, there were spending of R $ 4.8 million without the discrimination of costs, that is, without knowing the destination of the values.
Another point is Memphis Depay’s contract. The striker’s bond with Corinthians was not specified, ie, the spending of Timão with the Dutch striker was not demonstrated.
Why are the movements suspicious?
Coaf analyzed that the way financial movements were made by Augusto Melo’s management seemed to “circumvent identification of origin, destination and guardians”, which would facilitate fraud, corruption and illegal destinations.
One of these unidentified movements was made to pay Pixbet, former sponsor of Corinthians. Timão paid a fine of $ 20 million for breach of contract with the company after Alvinegro closes with Vaidebet.
The company responsible for paying the fine was OTSAFE, from Curitiba, identified by Coaf as a company that could be moving third party resources, with possible concealment/concealment of resources and other financial illicit that may relate “.
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Coaf’s suspicion was because Otsafe has moved values above the declared revenue of the company. The club received the $ 20 million in four pix made by the company of Paraná.
It is noteworthy that one of the reasons for the impeachment of the president of Timão was police investigation that showed that money related to the sponsor “Vaidebet” may have been used to launder money from the CCP, one of the main acronyms of Brazil’s organized crime.
What is the case “Vaidebet”?
The case “Vaidebet” is an investigation of alleged irregularities in the sponsorship contract between the Betting House Vádebet and Corinthians. The agreement, in the amount of R $ 370 million divided into three years, was announced in January 2024, but was terminated on June 7 of the same year because of suspicions of corruption and money laundering.
The transfer of values of the Sponsorship Commission of the Betting House to Corinthians through unauthorized intermediaries, including ghost companies, is the target of the investigation of the Civil Police of the State of São Paulo. Businessman Alex Cassundé, placed as the intermediary of the negotiation, is suspected of being involved in the scheme.
So far, about 20 witnesses have been heard about the case except Alex Cassundé. Among these people are Osmar Stábile, first vice president of Corinthians, and Luiz Ricardo Alves, former deputy director of the club’s finance department.
Will Augusto Melo be arrested?
Augusto Melo’s indictment took place last Thursday (22/05). The leader is in danger of being arrested, but depends on strict legal criteria, according to the site “Lance!”.
– Preventive arrest requires evidence of crime, evidence of authorship and a concrete risk, such as destruction of evidence or criminal continuity. Without that, it would be illegal, ”explained criminal lawyer Beatriz Alaia Colin of Wilton Gomes Advogados.
The next step is up to the Public Prosecution Service, which has four alternatives: offering complaint, requesting new diligence, requesting the filing of the inquiry or, in appropriate cases, proposing an agreement of non -criminal prosecution.
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If the Public Prosecution Service decides to submit a complaint and is accepted by the court, Augusto Melo will become a defendant. However, this does not mean that it will be arrested automatically.
If it is proven that Melo acted with intent, he can be convicted of crimes of estelionate, criminal association and money laundering. Added, penalties can exceed 15 years in prison.
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Although the Civil Police pointed out Corinthians as a victim of the scheme, club officials can still be held responsible if they are proven that they acted with intent.
