The group used its own crypto token to move billions of dollars, federal police said
Five people were arrested in the operation related to health-care companies laundering money from illegal gold mining, police said.
Brazil's federal police raided a group they say used crypto tokens to launder money from illegal gold mining,Five people were arrested in the operation on Thursday, which was aimed at health-care companies that had laundered money from illegal gold mining in the northern state of Rondonia, the report said, citing federal police.The token, created by one of the group's shell companies, was used to"justify the amounts arising from the illegal extraction of gold ...
A banking analysis performed by the federal police found that between 2019 and 2021, more than $3 billion moved through the group's bank accounts, according to the report. © 2022 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.Mike Millard has worked as an editor for Bloomberg and Reuters, various newspapers and websites. He lived in Asia for more than two decades and now calls the Greek island of Corfu home. He is the author of three books.
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