Group is investigated in RO for laundering millions of dollars embezzled from financial institutions

Assets blocked from criminal group during operation in Porto Velho PF/Disclosure A criminal group based in Porto Velho is being investigated for laundering money diverted from financial institutions through attacks. Luxury vehicles and vessels, such as a Camaro and personal watercraft, were hijacked and up to R$30 million was blocked in the accounts of those investigated this Friday (14). An operation was launched by the Integrated Force to Combat Organized Crime in Rondônia (Ficco/RO). In addition to property blockades, the objective is to arrest eight people and execute 18 home search and seizure warrants. According to Ficco, the amounts were diverted between 2025 and 2026. In just one of the episodes, there was a financial loss of R$30 million, diverted via Pix. The Federal Police informed g1 that the group located in Porto Velho received part of this amount to carry out the washing. The scheme worked as follows: they hired third parties to provide bank accounts, spread the diverted money across these accounts, converted the amounts into cryptocurrencies and, thus, returned the money to the market as if it were legal. :