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Six people were arrested for embezzling money through TJPE

This information was released by delegate Breno Maia, from the Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Police Station, at a press conference held in Recife.

“The police’s job, in addition to arrests, is to try to recover this property. So, not only was the arrest carried out, searches were carried out as well, with the aim of collecting more evidence. Property precautionary measures were also requested by the Court and decreed today [quinta-feira, 25 de abril]such as the blocking of values, the seizure of assets, real estate and movables”, stated the delegate.

In total, in addition to the three TJPE employees, three other people were arrested and one is on the run. A civil servant at the Court of Auditors of the State of Pernambuco (TCE) who previously worked in the same civil court as the head of the criminal organization was the target of a search and seizure.

Those involved in the criminal scheme who were investigated are:

1. A judicial analyst head of the secretariat of a civil court at the TJPE, who worked at the Forum Desembargador Rodolfo Aureliano, in the neighborhood of Joana Bezerra, in the central area of ​​Recife;
2. A judicial technician who worked in the same court as the gang leader and lived in Pernambuco and Paraíba, where he was arrested;
3. A judicial technician working at the Forum Paula Batista, in the neighborhood of Santo Antônio, in the center of Recife, who was the ex-wife of the leader of the gang;
4. A TCE employee who was previously a TJPE employee and worked in the same court as the gang leader: he was not the subject of an arrest warrant, but rather a search and seizure.

According to delegate Breno Maia, the other four involved were simple people, close to the gang leader and who do not have formal employment. They received the amounts indicated in the permits in their personal accounts and returned them to the principal after withdrawing part of the amount.

“The investigation pointed to the crimes of money laundering, embezzlement, ideological falsehood and false reporting of a crime as well — because there is a false record of a loss report. pen drive [utilizado para acessar o token] — and a criminal organization,” said Breno Maia.

According to the delegate, the Court of Justice of Pernambuco noticed the participation of two of its employees in the crimes, began the internal investigation process and adopted administrative measures: the leader of the gang was fired from the institution, and the dismissal of the second employee is underway . Furthermore, he forwarded all the material gathered to the police so that the process could continue in the criminal sphere.

The involvement of a third employee in the crimes was only discovered during the police investigation. “As soon as it became known about the civil servant’s participation, the Presidency of the Court of Justice of Pernambuco forwarded a file for the opening of administrative disciplinary proceedings at the General Inspectorate of Justice of Pernambuco. Based on Article 37 of Law 6,123/68, she will be removed from the exercise until the final decision”, said the TJPE, in a note.

• The permits issued with the retired judge’s token allowed amounts to be moved from accounts under the responsibility of the Pernambuco Court;
• In practice, the money came from people, individuals or legal entities, who had ongoing proceedings at the TJPE, such as a company undergoing judicial recovery;
• Normally, the judicial deposit is applied in processes in which there is discussion about some payment: it is a tool of Justice to ensure that a financial obligation is fulfilled.

“There is a petition, in a certain judicial recovery process, in which the lawyer states that, of the R$5 million that were deposited by the company, three were missing. There are several other smaller processes and there is this lifting of the court”, declared the delegate.