Accused in the scheme of mail order diversion are held preventively by the Federal Police. The operation arrested two suspects of diverting packages from Nilópolis, in Rio de Janeiro's Baixada Fluminense. The case involving a suspected public official caught the attention of people in Rio de Janeiro.
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Post Office is involved in the scheme
According to the Federal Police, one of those arrested in the act is an employee of the Correios Distribution Center. At the time of the operation, those involved were caught while picking up orders from the Distribution Center. The objects were imported cell phones. The practice of the crime was based on the falsification of address labels. Thus, the accused pasted false addresses and names over the label with the original addressee.
In this way, the person with the false name indicated on the label would receive the orders at the destination indicated by the suspects, normally the postal units of the Post Office. Among the arrested suspects, one of them was identified as a Post Office employee.
The police operation carried out in partnership with the Police Station for the Repression of Crimes against Heritage and International Traffic in Arms (Delepat) and the Correios Corporate Security Coordination, focused on the Nilópolis Distribution Center, in Rio de January. At this point in the investigation, the police are trying to identify the other members of the gang, especially the recipients of the diverted parcels. Until then, the prisoners will be charged with the crimes of criminal organization and embezzlement.
This fraudulent scheme is not new for the Federal Police. In 2019, the police authority launched Operation Replicante, with the aim of dismantling a similar scheme. The operation took place in Rio de Janeiro, in the Benfica region, north of the city.
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In a note, the Brazilian Post and Telegraph Company states that it is actively collaborating with the Federal Police and will initiate disciplinary administrative proceedings to investigate the behavior of the server accused of involvement in the scheme.
Correios also informed that because it is a case with confidential information, it will not disclose further details on the subject. However, it argues that the employee's conduct is in disagreement with the values adopted by the company and will maintain a partnership with public security agencies to prevent crimes of this nature. nature.