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The Rio Civil Police today arrested the owner of the JJ Invest company, Jonas Jaimovick, suspected of being responsible for the largest financial pyramid scheme ever carried out in the country. According to the Comisaría de Defraudações, responsible for the investigations, the loss of investors is approximately R $ 170 million. He was considered a fugitive since 2019, when he was imprisoned.
“Only at the headquarters of the Defraudações Police Station, where some 60 victims were heard, it is estimated that the loss of investors / victims of approximately R $ 30 million”, said the Police.
In the investigation investigating the case, eight other people were charged with direct participation in the scheme and profit from the financial pyramid.
The returns offered to investors ranged from 10% to 15%.
According to the police, Jonas responds in Rio de Janeiro to more than 30 inquiries. There is also a case against him in São Paulo, Maranhão, Recife, Ceará, among others. He was arrested in Barra da Tijuca, west of Rio.
“In the civil sphere, there are many lawsuits seeking reimbursement from JJonas and JJ INvest. It is estimated that in all countries there are more than 3,000 injured and some lose up to more than R $ 1 million”.
JJ Invest became known on the national scene after sponsoring soccer teams and around the world, after the player Neymar printed JJ on his shirt. Some artists and players also invested in the pyramid and lost a lot of money.
“With the arrest of Jonas, the search for the largest pyramid operator in the country comes to an end,” said the Civil Police.
The report attempts to contact JJ Invest, but has not yet been successful.
Arrest decreed in 2019
Jonas had the preventive custody decreed in 2019 and, at the same time, a profile of “victims of JJ invest” was created. On that occasion, the Federal Court of Rio accused him of violating three articles of the so-called White Collar Law, the penalties of which can reach 22 years in prison in case of conviction, according to the newspaper O Globo.
The National Penitentiary Surveillance Bank (BNMP) reported at the time that the arrest warrant was issued on June 7, 2019. Jaimovick was accused of “operating, without proper authorization, or with authorization obtained through false statement, financial institution, including the distribution of securities or currency, “” fraudulently managing a financial institution, “and” appropriating money, securities, security, or any other personal property in your possession, or diverting it for your own benefit or that of someone else. “
Also according to the newspaper, the company was not authorized to operate and the businessman disappeared in February of last year with at least R $ 170 million from 3 thousand clients, including celebrities, former soccer player Zico.
