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According to TVI, the president of Benfica is one of the main objectives of the operation carried out this Monday.
This Monday morning began with a search operation of the SAD of Benfica and Santa Clara, in a joint investigation of the Public Ministry, the Judicial Police and the Tax Authority, which, according to the online edition of Saturday’s magazine, has The main objective is the business related to three Libyan players, one of whom, the left winger Hamdou Elhouni, was transferred to the club incarnate in 2016, with a subsequent season in Aves.
According to TVI, Luís Filipe Vieira, president of Benfica who is accused in two cases -Operación Lex and Operación Saco Azul-, is one of the main objectives of the operation, which involves searches in Lisbon and Azores, from the facilities of the two clubs ( Benfica and Santa Clara) to companies and private residences, namely, that of the president of Santa Clara, Rui Cordeiro, and the Brazilian businessman Mesquita Saleh, representative of the main private shareholder of the island’s SAD.
Paulo Gonçalves, former legal advisor to Benfica’s SAD, is another target, according to TVI.
Still according to Saturday, the crimes under investigation are qualified tax fraud, money laundering, falsification of documents, economic participation in business and improper receipt of advantages. Regarding the “Mala Ciao” case, the investigators are still looking for elements that allow them to prove the existence of parallel contracts, as well as suspicions of fraud with sports betting and payments to players to win games against FC Porto and Sporting.
The operation this Monday, confirmed to O JOGO by Benfica, involves about 50 inspectors and the records are in charge of Judge Carlos Alexandre.
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