A lady and a man were apprehended in Argentina on suspicion of running a Ponzi scam that moved more than $400 million in cryptocurrencies through Brazil. With the assistance of Interpol and the Argentine Federal Police, the operation was able to locate the pair.
Couple Arrested in Argentina for Supposedly Organizing a $400 Million Ponzi Scheme in Brazil
The two inventors of a Ponzi scam that moved over $400 million worth of cryptocurrency in Brazil, a woman and a man, were apprehended, according to the Federal Police of Argentina. These two people entered the nation using false identities, yet the operation was nevertheless able to locate them.
The local newspaper identified the man, who goes by “Joao Felipe Costa” in Argentina, as Antonio Inacio Da Silva Neto, one of the founders of Braiscompany, an organization that seeks to “build financial freedom for thousands of people through information.” The woman was revealed to be Da Silva’s partner, Fabricia Farias Campos.
On March 20, 2023, a red Interpol warrant was issued for Da Silva Neto on allegations of money laundering, crimes against the capital market, and financial system crimes. The couple received sentences in February that carried a combined total of more than 150 years in prison: Da Silva Neto received 88 years and 7 months and Farias Campos received 61 years and 11 months.
An extensive investigation that led to the couple’s movements being tracked for various payments and transactions made in Argentina under false pretenses preceding the arrest. Currently detained by Argentine police, the pair will require signatures on extradition warrants before being sent to Brazil, where they will serve prison sentences.
An additional man connected to the Braiscompany case was extradited to Brazil from Argentina in December. The guy, whose identity remained undisclosed, was suspected of operating as the business’s financial operator and working as a broker to facilitate Braiscompamy’s financial dealings with other businesses.
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