Police target scheme that diverted more than R$8.3 million from a company in Curitiba Two people involved in the kidnapping of a businessman from Curitiba worked in the victim's own company, according to the Civil Police (PC-PR). The participation of the former employees was identified during investigations into the crime, which occurred in September 2024, and which also revealed a scheme to embezzle R$8.3 million from the business. See more below. This Friday morning (10), the police served 27 court orders in Curitiba, São José dos Pinhais, Almirante Tamandaré, in the Metropolitan Region, and Porto Alegre (RS). Until the last update of this report, there was no estimate of how many people were arrested in the action. ? Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp The investigations began after the kidnapping of the 58-year-old businessman, owner of a medical products company, in September 2024. According to the police, the crime was planned by a former administrative manager of the company, responsible for the financial sector, who was arrested in April this year. In addition to her, a second former employee, family members and people close to her also participated in the criminal action, according to the investigation. Seven people were arrested at the time of the crime for involvement in the case that aimed to extort more than R$3 million from the victim, according to the police. Kidnapping of businessman leads police to scheme that embezzled more than R$8.3 million from company in Curitiba PCPR As investigations progressed, the Civil Police identified that the same group was already embezzling money from the company while the suspects were still working at the location. Those involved issued fraudulent invoices in the name of shell companies created by the group itself. "As these employees worked directly to control the flow of bank orders, they managed to make several payments that resulted in a loss of R$8.3 million. Parallel to this, they set up a network of people who received these amounts and transacted between them in an attempt to make tracking them difficult", explains delegate Emmanoel David. In total, the police identified the participation of 11 people and the payment of 46 fraudulent bills between January and September 2024. Remember the case Video shows the moment when a businessman is kidnapped in Curitiba The businessman was kidnapped on September 17, 2024 after criminals simulated a traffic stop in Jardim Botânico. After being surrendered, he was forced to make bank transfers. The suspects tried to obtain around R$3 million, but the plan was interrupted when the bank manager became suspicious of the financial transactions and called the police. His car was found on fire hours after the crime, in the Boqueirão neighborhood, in Curitiba. The victim was found the following day in Monte Castelo, in the north of Santa Catarina. The businessman's car was found on fire RPC The most watched videos on g1 PR: Read more news from g1 Paraná.