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Brazilian Police Seized Bitcoin Money Laundering Gang, Involving A Total Of $295 Million

Mary Liu

Summary: According to the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, the Brazilian Federal Police seized luxury cars, jewelry, and large amounts of cash belonging to a Bitcoin money laundering group in Curitiba on Monday.  It was reported that the group laundered 1.5 billion reais ($295 million) through cryptocurrency. Claudio Oliveir is the head of the fraudulent Grupo Bitcoin ...

According to the Brazilian newspaper O Globo, the Brazilian Federal Police seized luxury cars, jewelry, and large amounts of cash belonging to a Bitcoin money laundering group in Curitiba on Monday. 

It was reported that the group laundered 1.5 billion reais ($295 million) through cryptocurrency. Claudio Oliveir is the head of the fraudulent Grupo Bitcoin Banco company, which was investigated by the Federal Police as early as 2019. Oliveir was arrested along with his wife on Monday, and a total of 22 seizure orders were issued by the Federal Court.

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