BRIEF: Feds Tweet Photo Of $20 Million Allegedly Found In Box Spring And Tied To TelexFree
Federal prosecutors have Tweeted a photo of $20 million allegedly found stuffed in a box spring and linked to the massive TelexFree Ponzi- and pyramid caper.
The cash was found Jan. 4 by the Homeland Security Investigations branch of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Agents seized the cash and arrested Cleber Rene Rizerio Rocha, 28, of Brazil. He remains jailed.
Photo of $20M seized in box spring following arrest of Brazilian national in scheme to launder proceeds of TelexFree https://t.co/ulmFXtI9mr pic.twitter.com/0MTHxjaVZL
— U.S. Attorney MA (@DMAnews1) January 23, 2017
In other HYIP news, apparent supporters of the Traffic Monsoon “program” have been using Twitter in the past 24 hours to ask President Trump to intervene in the SEC’s fraud case brought in July 2016.
Traffic Monsoon was pitched as an “advertising” program. The SEC alleged the program operated as a Ponzi scheme.
Quick note: Some of the Traffic Monsoon faithful also are asking Laura Ingraham and Greta Van Susteren to investigate the SEC.
Reports in Brazilian media today on allegations of money-laundering against 15 TelexFree figures:
Portuguese:
http://g1.globo.com/espirito-santo/noticia/2017/03/telexfree-tem-15-denunciados-pelo-mpf-es-por-lavagem-de-dinheiro.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=g1
Google translation to English:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fg1.globo.com%2Fespirito-santo%2Fnoticia%2F2017%2F03%2Ftelexfree-tem-15-denunciados-pelo-mpf-es-por-lavagem-de-dinheiro.html%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dg1&edit-text=
Patrick
From the Federal Public Ministry:
http://www.mpf.mp.br/es/sala-de-imprensa/noticias-es/mpf-es-ajuiza-cinco-denuncias-contra-15-membros-da-telexfree-por-lavagem-de-dinheiro
Google translation to English:
https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mpf.mp.br%2Fes%2Fsala-de-imprensa%2Fnoticias-es%2Fmpf-es-ajuiza-cinco-denuncias-contra-15-membros-da-telexfree-por-lavagem-de-dinheiro
Patrick
List of suspects, according to Federal Public Ministry:
Carlos Nataniel Wanzeler
Carlos Roberto Costa
Katia Helia Wanzeler, wife of Carlos Wanzeler
Jozélia Miriam Sangali, wife of Carlos Costa
Danny Fabricio Cabral Gomes
Febe Wanzeler de Almeida e Souza, sister of Carlos Wanzeler
Marisa Machado Wanzeler Salgado, sister of Carlos Wanzeler
Roberta Rosa de Jesus
Draco Vaz de Oliveira
Alex Gomes
Diorgeney William of Assisi
Lelio Celso Ramires Farias
Rhalff Junio de Almeida Coutinho
Leide Januaria de Araújo
Elizabeth Cerqueira Costa Alves, sister of Carlos Costa