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In violation of the confidentiality of the companies of the doleiro group Alberto Youssef, PF discovered that the accounts in six banks with headquarters in Brazil were used to move US $ 232 million. These amounts, diverted from Petrobrás, were offset by fraudulent exchange contracts.
Investigation of the Federal Police identified in the secrecy violations of companies of the group doleiro Alberto Youssef that the accounts in six banks with headquarters in Brazil were used to move US $ 232 million.
The amounts were used in fraudulent swap contracts to wash the misappropriated money from Petrobrás. The money went through 109 business accounts, designated as facades by the federal prosecutor's office, which were used for illicit activities through the simulation of import and export contracts. .
The O Estado de São Paulo newspaper revealed June that the IRS has found evidence showing banks' liability for these fraudulent swap contracts used for money laundering.
The information is in the balance sheet produced by the tax office on its operation in the Lava Jato operation. The document cites five types of omissions by banks and brokerage firms.
Bradesco hosted 39 accounts from these front companies maintained by Youssef's group. Itaú Unibanco 18 and Santander, 13. In addition to them, Banco do Brasil has hosted 11 accounts, Caixa, 13 and Citibank, another 15.
In the case of Bradesco and Citibank, besides the & 1965 1965 39 39,,,,, hosting accounts of these companies with illegal action
The main perpetrators of fraudulent swap deals were Labogen Fine Chemicals and Biotechnology; Labogen Drug Industry and Trade; Hmar Computer Consulting; Commercial Pyrochemistry, Bosred Services; and RMV & CVV Consultoria
The companies were in the name of the actor Leonardo Meirelles, related to Youssef. The Federal Public Prosecutor denounced both in April 2014. According to the investigators, Meirelles managed the businesses in the exclusive interest of Youssef.
Doleiro, along with Youssef, signed a collaboration agreement with the Lava Jato working group in Curitiba. The newspaper O Estado de São Paulo found that the revelations of Meirelles gave rise to investigations under the jurisdiction of Judge Sergio Moro.
In the criminal case in which Meirelles is accused, PF joined an e-mail exchange in which Leonardo Meirelles responds to his brother Leandro and jokes about the group's ability to have a large number of companies and accounts according to the PS, to conceal the illicit activities of the group.
After Leandro sent a list of company accounts to banks such as Bradesco, Santander, Itaú and Caixa, Leonardo replied, "Congratulations, let us be professional."
"The target Leonardo Meirelles, in conversation with other members of the alleged criminal group to which he belongs, receives by e-mail a list containing a large number of bank accounts that are under the power of the financial movements gang.
In a specific comment, the target reacts sarcastically, "make us professional", indicating that it is increasingly difficult to identify the illegal financial movement of the gang. "
In a Another conversation, the Meirelles brothers, Leandro tells Leonardo two stories of Bradesco, one of Itaú and one of Santander that would be "better for the DET" since, according to the PF, they would not "suspect the supervisory authorities ". Leonardo responds: "Perfect."
The other side. Asked about the operations, the Central Bank said that "it does not comment on specific cases".
She also stated that "she adopts the appropriate administrative measures in cases where she finds deficiencies in the procedures, resulting in a lack of identification and reporting of suspicious transactions to Coaf" and that she continually monitors the performance of the banks.
Bradesco did not want to manifest itself. Itaú Unibanco reported having identified "atipicidades" in the accounts of the companies mentioned in the report, even in the years 2012 and 2013, that is to say before the Lava Jato.
According to the bank, these facts were duly communicated to the competent authorities. "Itaú Unibanco complies with the regulations on the prevention of money laundering and remains at the disposal of the authorities," said the bank.
Caixa, by note, stated that he "follows the most stringent standards of integrity and compliance, giving" On the specific case of accounts opened at the bank, Caixa said that "to because of the secrecy of banking operations "she can not express herself on the subject."
The Bank of Brazil has indicated that the above-mentioned companies have not carried out financial transactions of significant amounts or that they involve indications of illegal activity.
Santander stated that she "adheres to strict compliance policies and strictly adheres to anti-money laundering legislation and standards."
Citibank stated that it "maintains high standards of control and compliance and that all information requested by the authorities was promptly sent by the bank. "The defense of Leonardo Meirelles affirmed that he collaborates with the inquiries.
Only the brokerages were punished
The Income highlighted bank failures and brokerage firms To date, there have been 11 out-of-court liquidations of brokerage firms.
The Central Bank has introduced 31 Administrative Sanctions Procedures (SAPs) to investigate the liability of financial institutions – banks and brokerage firms – in the United States. Money laundering cases being investigated in Lava Jato
The CB informed the report that 35.5% of the total number of open PBSs is destined for Brazilian banks. However, the Central Bank has not disclosed the results of these valuations.These processes have already resulted in 11 out-of-court liquidations of brokerage firms.
Like banks, brokers are subject to rules on the fight against laundering & # 39; money. The Central Bank discussed the practices to be followed by the banks in Circular 3,461, which "consolidates the rules on the procedures to be followed to prevent and combat criminal activities" in the law on money laundering.
BCB, banks "must implement policies, procedures and internal controls in a manner consistent with their size and volume of operations".
According to the BC, they are required to "collect and keep up to date information about their permanent customers", such as the companies affiliated to Alberto Youssef, who have kept accounts with the banks for periods of more than three years
This information, explained in the circular, should cover the natural persons authorized to represent the company, as well as the shareholding chain, until reaching the qualified person as the ultimate beneficiary.
The rules were followed, the banks would have discovered, as did the Lava Jet later, that these companies were being used by leading operators linked to political groups. Circular 3 461 were still supplemented in a new 2010 circular, at 3430. In this document, the BC clarifies and reinforces that to comply with the old circular, banks must collect information on the information of their clients on the ownership and control structure, identifying the chain of control of the company to the person (s)) who ultimately owns (control) the client company. "
" Once the structure of ownership and control known, the registration information of persons entitled to induce, influence, use or benefit from the legal entity client for money laundering practices. Money or Terrorist Financing are Collected and Retained "Complete the circular." The information comes from the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo
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