Eight people were denounced by the Cyber Crime Combat Unit of the Specialized Group for Combating Organized Crime (CyberGaeco) of the Public Ministry of the State of Rio de Janeiro for involvement in a money laundering scheme from the illegal numbers game through online sports betting companies, known as bets. Investigations indicate that the accused illicitly disguised and concealed at least R$ 5.2 million.
Among those denounced is Vinicius Pereira Drumond, son of illegal gambling operator Luizinho Drumond, killed in 2020. The other seven denounced are Flavio da Silva Santos, Alexandre Vinicius da Costa Guedes, Jorge Roberto de Oliveira Figueiredo, João Eric Lourenço da Silva, Ana Paula Batista Vitorino, João Victor de Araujo Souza and Lucas Pastore Laporte de Souza.
The scheme used online sports betting companies as a vehicle to launder money from the illegal numbers game, an illegal activity in Brazil. CyberGaeco is the specialized unit of MPRJ responsible for investigating cyber crimes and organized crime.
