The eight fugitives of the CCP megaoperation were included in Interpol’s red diffusion list. In practice, inclusion allows suspects to be located by agents in 196 member countries of the largest police organization in the world.
The request for inclusion was made by the Federal Police (PF), which also investigates whether the leakage of information disrupted the fulfillment of arrest warrants.
Among the fugitives are the main suspects of running the criminal network that infiltrated the fuel sector.
- Mohamad Hussein Mourad, known as “John”, “Cousin” or “Jumbo”: is named as “epicenter” of the scheme by the MP;
- Roberto Augusto Leme da Silva, “Beto Crazy”: considered by the investigators as a “colicer” of the criminal organization;
- Daniel Dias Lopes: Called a “key person” in the criminal organization for connecting with Mohamad fuel distributors;
- Miriam Favero Lopes: wife of Daniel and partner of companies linked to the scheme;
- Felipe Renan Jacobs;
- Renato Renard Gineste;
- Rodrigo Renard Ginete;
- Celso Leite Soares
The operation
According to a decision of the São Paulo Court of Justice, the group led by Mohamad Hussein Mourad used a wide network of posts and distributors that connected directly with members and activities of the faction.
The judicial investigation demonstrates that the main connection between the scheme and the CCP was through an extensive network of fuel posts and distributors for money laundering.
Money laundering and faction expansion
The document indicates that the capital washing ecosystem, facilitated by acting in the plants and fuel sector, directly benefited the CCP. The fraudulent structure allowed the movement of huge amounts of illicit money, “watering” the gas stations that, in turn, had direct links with the criminal faction.
This synergy between the Mourad group and the CCP was critical to the expansion and financing of faction criminal activities.
The network of gas stations not only served to launder money from the tax fraud scheme, but also as a financial arm for the operations of the capital’s first command, demonstrating a profound infiltration of organized crime in vital sectors of the economy.
BK Bank was “widely used for the washing and concealment of goods,” says investigation
Based on the detailed information in the São Paulo Court of Justice and Gaeco’s investigation, BK Bank is appointed as one of the crucial financial instruments for the functioning of the billionaire criminal scheme led by Mohamad Hussein Mourad.
Far from being a mere participant, BK is described as a “widely used” tool for the washing of capital and concealment of large -scale goods.
