Brazilian band denounced for money laundering with cryptocurrencies
The Tactical Military Police of Sao Paulo through a complaint found a place where illicit money was cleaned up with bitcoin miners
Through an anonymous tip, the Military Tactical Police of the Sao Paulo Force was able to find a criminal gang in Brazil that was dedicated to money laundering through the use of bitcoin.
This criminal group used to use cryptocurrency miners to launder the money they obtained in illicit activities.
The place where the miners were found, according to the police, was in the process of being remodeled, since the windows had been torn out and sealed, and there were several Internet wires distributed.
They presume that these changes would be carried out in order to install air conditioning and for a possible expansion of the business. Lieutenant Golulart said: “Neither I nor the police officers who were with me faced before such a sophisticated crime.”
They explained that usually, when they found a house protected by criminals, commonly called “bomb-houses“, this houses served as a storehouse for weapons, drugs and money. However, when entering one of the rooms of this place, for the first time they found a typical bitcoin mining equipment.
K. Tovar
Source: Coincrispy
