US-Brazil investigation leads to disruption of transnational cryptocurrency fraud ring

An investigation by the Brazilian Federal Police, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and multiple law enforcement partners led to the disruption of a transnational cryptocurrency fraud ring based in Curitiba, Brazil, Oct. 6.

As part of Operation Poyais, the Brazilian Federal Police executed 20 search and seizure warrants in the states of Parana, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for multiple violations of Brazilian criminal statutes.

Read more at: https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/us-brazil-investigation-leads-disruption-transnational-cryptocurrency-fraud-ring

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