Today’s #GoodGuysPrevail Update…

An international investigation involving the Brazilian Federal Police, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and numerous other #lawenforcement partners has disrupted a #cryptocurrency #fraud scheme based in Brazil. To date, 20 search and seizure warrants (across 6 different cities and 4 states) have been executed in connection with multiple violations of Brazilian criminal statutes – ranging from #moneylaundering to #conspiracy to #fraud and other #financialcrimes.

These efforts are the culmination of a years-long investigation of a Brazilian national named Francisley Valdevino da Silva. Da Silva (a.k.a., the “cryptocurrency sheik”) is accused of running a #cryptocurrency #pyramidscheme that raised approximately $767 million. Da Silva’s alleged victims hail from over a dozen different countries.

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