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2 clusters · 6 sources · 22 days · First seen · Last updated

Gambling and money laundering investigation in Paraíba

Overview

In Paraíba, businessman Cícero Fabiano Melo Silva was arrested in João Pessoa during an operation led by the Civil Police of Mato Grosso do Sul. The investigation focuses on the illegal exploitation of gambling activities, such as bingos, and suspected money laundering.

Authorities executed search and seizure warrants in several locations, including João Pessoa and Campina Grande, seizing computers, mobile phones, and documents to trace financial movements. Silva’s defense maintains that his company, Paraíba Premiada, is not involved in the investigation and noted they have not yet been granted access to the specific information underlying the arrest.

Entities

Operação Underlayer · Campina Grande · Polícia Civil do Ceará · Cícero Fabiano Melo Silva · Choró

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [CRIME] 6 sources
    Ceará police arrest businessman linked to public fund diversion scheme

    Brazilian authorities arrested businessman Iago Viana Nascimento, a suspect in a corruption scheme involving the diversion of public funds in Ceará linked to former mayor Carlos Alberto Queiroz.

  2. 25 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Businessman arrested in Paraíba gambling and money laundering probe

    Lottery businessman Cícero Fabiano Melo Silva was arrested in Paraíba, Brazil, in an operation investigating illegal gambling and money laundering.

Sources

flaviopintonews.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · ndmais.com.br · radiosuper.com.br · santaportal.com.br · tnonline.com.br