Agents comply with 89 search and seizure warrants in 6 states and the Federal District
The PF (Federal Police) is carrying out this Thursday (9.Mar.2023) a joint operation with the PGR (Attorney General of the Republic), CGU (Controladoria Geral da União) and Federal Revenue Service to investigate suspicions of corruption and money laundering related to the government of the State of Acre.
In all, more than 300 agents are in the field executing 89 search and seizure warrants in the states of Acre, Goiás, Paraná, Amazonas, Rondônia and Piauí and in the Federal District.
Operation Ptolemy 3 is the unfolding of the last two phases of the investigation carried out in 2021. At the time, a criminal organization controlled by politicians and businessmen linked to the State administration acted in the diversion of public funds and in acts of concealment of the origin and destination of the money stolen through money laundering.
According to the PF, the 3rd phase seeks compensation for part of the misappropriated amount. The STJ (Superior Court of Justice) determined the blocking of almost R$ 120 million in assets belonging to the suspects. Another 15 companies involved in the criminal scheme had their activities suspended.
In addition to the blockade, the Justice decreed precautionary measures such as the suspension of the exercise of the public function, restriction of access to the headquarters of public bodies and impediment of contact between the suspects, in addition to the prohibition of leaving the country.
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