Gaeco criminal police officer arrested on suspicion of money laundering
Server, who worked as an institutional security advisor, was the target of an operation by the Specialized Criminal Prosecutor's Office
Quick Look
- Cassiano Uflacker Lutz de Castro, a criminal police officer assigned to Gaeco, was preventively arrested on suspicion of money laundering.
- The operation carried out warrants in Porto Alegre, Cachoeirinha and Venâncio Aires, including the Gaeco headquarters.
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Why It Matters
The arrested server worked at Gaeco, the body responsible for investigating criminal organizations and corruption. He held the position of institutional security advisor since December 2023.
The server worked in the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (Gaeco), which is responsible for investigating criminal organizations and cases of corruption.
The report found that the prisoner is Cassiano Uflacker Lutz de Castro. A criminal police officer, he was assigned to the MP and, according to the organization's Transparency Portal, he had held the position of institutional security advisor since December 2023.
The operation was conducted by the Specialized Criminal Prosecutor's Office. During the action, nine search and seizure warrants were executed at addresses linked to the suspect in the cities of Porto Alegre, Cachoeirinha and Venâncio Aires.
One of the court orders was executed at Gaeco's headquarters, on Rua Santana, in Porto Alegre. A computer was collected at the scene and will be analyzed.
According to the report's investigation with sources linked to the case, the practice of money laundering would have occurred through the purchase of luxury cars and water vehicles.
The criminal police officer was taken to the Canoas State Penitentiary. The Criminal Police reported that the MP was responsible for the investigation and arrest of the server.
"The Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Specialized Criminal Justice Prosecutor's Office of Porto Alegre, with the support of the Special Action Group to Combat Organized Crime (GAECO), carried out, on the morning of this Monday, September 14, the preventive detention of a criminal police officer who worked with the Public Ministry of Rio Grande do Sul, on a secondment basis.
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Analysis of the computer seized at Gaeco headquarters
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Open Questions
- What is the total amount transferred in money laundering?
- Are there other servers involved in the scheme?
