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Investigation into mango sales scam leads police to execute four warrants in Padua and Itaocara

Civil Police execute warrants in Pádua and Itaocara Civil Police The Civil Police carried out four search and seizure warrants at addresses of suspects investigated for embezzlement and tax crimes this Tuesday (22) in...

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Investigation into mango sales scam leads police to execute four warrants in Padua and Itaocara
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Civil Police execute warrants in Pádua and Itaocara Civil Police The Civil Police carried out four search and seizure warrants at addresses of suspects investigated for embezzlement and tax crimes this Tuesday (22) in Santo Antônio de Pádua and Itaocara, in the Northwest of Fluminense. According to investigations by delegate José Paulo Pires from the 136th Police Station, the investigation began at the end of April, after a rural producer from Bahia looked for the unit and reported having sold around five trucks of Palmer and Tommy varieties of mango to a group of fraudsters. The estimated loss is approximately R$350,000. ? Follow the g1 Norte Fluminense channel on WhatsApp.

According to the Civil Police, the suspects had posed as employees of a market chain. During the searches, cell phones and invoices were seized from the homes of those investigated. The police also reported that they had already managed to recover R$60,008, an amount currently in the victim's possession, in addition to another R$35,616 recovered this Tuesday, after the seizure of invoices issued to a distributor in Teresópolis. The company was reportedly informed by the police and withheld three payments made to the suspects, collaborating with the investigation. Also according to the police, those under investigation had temporarily rented two warehouses in Santo Antônio de Pádua to receive the goods and quickly transport them to cities in Rio de Janeiro, such as Teresópolis, and other destinations. The investigation continues to hold those involved criminally responsible.

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