A man suspected of involvement in a sentimental He was arrested on Thursday (24) during the “Operation Romance Scam”, triggered by the Pará Civil Police with the support of the Police Station for Organized Criminal Actions and Special Inquiries (Draco) of Rio de Janeiro.
Daniel da Silva Cassiano was captured in the community of Rio das Pedras, in the West Zone of Rio, where he was hiding.
According to the Civil Police, the victim of the coup is a woman from Pará who believed she was experiencing a virtual relationship with an alleged American military man who presented himself as “Kendrick” and used photos of a blond man.
Convinced by the promise of a future next to the fake boyfriend, she made a series of bank transfer that, over time, totaled $ 500,000. Investigations point out that Daniel was responsible for receiving these amounts in his accounts.
To disguise the illicit origin of the money, he would have transferred part of the amount to a company that specializes in cryptors, in a clear attempt to launder money.
According to the agents, the suspect worked in partnership with a gang of Nigerians, buying cryptocurrencies and moving values on behalf of the criminal group. In addition to pre -trial detention, the operation also served search and seizure warrants, blocking virtual assets and kidnapping.
The suspect’s cell phone was seized and will be sent to the expertise, with the expectation of finding more evidence of the gang’s performance.
THE CNN Try to contact Daniel’s defense.
This content was originally published in it was not love: police arrest suspected of applying sentimental blow to Rio on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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