The influencer argued that the money received (R$ 24 thousand) is a payment for her services provided, deposited by a client, in 2020
Deolane Bezerra defended that his arrest is illegal due to the fact that his detention was based in the exercise of their profession. Deolane underwent a custody hearing this Thursday (21), after being arrested for alleged involvement in a money laundering scheme in relation to the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC).
During the session, Deolane argued that she was arrested while she was advocatingand that the money received (R$24 thousand) is a payment for the services provided, deposited by a client, in 2020.
The lawyer’s defense also argued that the arrest is illegal and excessive, at least fact that Deolane is the mother of a nine-year-old childand the alleged crimes occurred a long time ago and without violence or serious threat. The defense argued that she could then respond to house arrest.
After the hearing, this Friday (22), the influencer stopped and went, in the north of São Paulo, to the Tupi Paulista Women’s Penitentiary, located in the western region of the state of São Paulo.
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Operation Vernix
launched this Thursday by the Public Ministry of São Paulo (MPSP) and the Civil Police. The action determines a money laundering scheme linked to the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC).
According to investigators, Deolane received funds from the PCC through a transport company identified as the financial arm of the criminal organization.
In addition to Deolane, the other targets of the operation were:
- Marco Herbas Camacho, the Marcolahead of the PCC;
- Alejandro CamachoMarcola’s brother;
- Paloma Sanches Herbas Camachoniece of the faction leader;
- Leonardo Alexsander Ribeiro Herbas CamachoMarcola’s nephew;
- Everton de Souzaalleged financial operator of the criminal organization.
Marcola and Alejandro are already imprisoned in the Federal Penitentiary of Brasília. In total, the Court issued six preventive arrest warrantsin addition to search and seizure orders.
They were also more than R$327 million in goods and values blocked e 17 vehicles hijackedincluding luxury cars valued at more than R$8 millione four properties linked to those investigated.
According to the Public Ministry and the Civil Police, the investigation identified financial transactions considered incompatible with declared income, circulation of millionaire values without proven origin e use of companies to hide assets and make it difficult to track money. Operation Vernix also has international ramifications. Three suspects believed to be in Italy, Spain and Bolivia were included on Interpol’s red list for location and possible arrest.
Conveyor was used in washing scheme
Investigations began in 2019after the seizure of notes and manuscripts in Penitentiary II of Presidente Venceslau. The material contained references to the internal structure of the PCC, orders from the faction’s leadership and possible attacks against public agents.
Based on the findings, the Civil Police launched three investigations that identified a transport company usedaccording to researchers, to hide and move illicit faction resources. According to the research, the transport company Lopes Lemos Transportes Ltda, known as “Lado a Lado Transportes”, would have generated more than R$20 millioncom millionaire incompatibility between the values declared to the Tax Authorities and the financial transactions identified by the investigators.
A Justice recognizedin a previous sentence, that the company was used as a washing instrument of capital for the benefit of the PCC.
How the PCC operated the scheme
Investigations indicate that the scheme was commanded from within the federal penitentiary system by Marcola and his brother. Conversations found on seized cell phones revealed that family members and people close to them were involved in the transport company’s financial management, passing on orders and dividing the profits obtained by the faction.
According to the police, Paloma Sanches Herbas Camacho and Leonardo Alexsander Ribeiro Herbas Camacho appear as beneficiaries and intermediaries of financial transactions. Everton de Souza, called “Player”, would be responsible for guide the direction of financial transfers of the criminal organization.
According to the police report, Deolane would have received amounts from the carrier and used its financial structure to insert illicit resources into the formal financial system.
The investigation concluded that the organization maintained a structured money laundering scheme, with the participation of members of the PCC leadership, family members and financial operators linked to the faction.
*This text does not necessarily reflect the opinion of Jovem Pan.
