Braiscompany創始人Joel Ferreira de Souza因運行1.9億美元加密龐氏騙局而被判處128年徒刑

喬爾·費雷拉·德·蘇扎（Joel Ferreira de Souza）於2025年4月18日被巴西法院判處128年徒刑。 BraisCompany成立了1.9億美元的加密貨幣計劃

A Brazilian court on April 18, 2025, sentenced Joel Ferreira de Souza to 128 years in prison for setting up the $190 million Braiscompany cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, which defrauded about 20,000 investors.

巴西法院於2025年4月18日判處喬爾·費雷拉·德·蘇扎（Joel Ferreira de Souza）判處128年的監禁，原因是建立了1.9億美元的Braiscompany加密貨幣計劃，該計劃違反了約20,000名投資者。

The scam ran from June 2018 until early 2023. It started with an initial investment of 1,200 reais ($242) per month over 12 months and promised an 8% daily return. It was also used to swindle investors.

該騙局從2018年6月到2023年初進行。它始於12個月內每月1,200雷亞斯（242美元）的初始投資，並承諾每日返回8％。它也被用來欺騙投資者。

Prosecutors said the operation involved the use of shell companies and unregulated crypto wallets for laundering funds.

檢察官說，該行動涉及使用殼牌公司和不受監管的加密錢包用於洗錢資金。

Judge Vinicius Costa Vidor convicted De Souza for heading an unlicensed financial institution, money laundering, and continuing crimes. He also identified De Souza as the mastermind behind the pyramid scheme.

Vinicius Costa Vidor法官裁定De Souza犯有未經許可的金融機構，洗錢和持續犯罪。他還確定了de Souza是金字塔計劃背後的策劃者。

Two other executives, Gesana Rayane Silva and Victor Veronez, were sentenced to 27 years and 15 years respectively. They were found guilty of managing client funds in an intermediary role. In total, the three executives received 171 years in prison.

另外兩名高管Gesana Rayane Silva和Victor Veronez分別判處27年和15年。他們被判犯有中介職位管理客戶資金有罪。總共，這三名高管被判入獄171年。

According to reports, the five people had been accused of organizing the scheme which defrauded investors. The company had managed to raise 1.11 billion reais, or $190 million.

據報導，這五人被指控組織欺騙投資者的計劃。該公司已設法籌集了11億雷亞爾，即1.9億美元。

The operators used informal money transfers and performed transactions with high commissions. They were also ordered to seize assets valued at 36 million reais.

運營商使用非正式的匯款並進行了高佣金的交易。他們還被命令奪取價值3600萬雷亞爾的資產。

However, it remains unclear how much, if any, of the money lost by the victims will be recovered.

但是，尚不清楚受害者損失的錢將被收回多少（如果有的話）。

Lawyers for the investors will now have to file individual civil claims in order to try and recover some of the funds.

現在，投資者的律師將不得不提出個人民事訴訟，以便嘗試收回一些資金。

The court acquitted Mizael Moreira Silva and Clélio Fernando Cabral do Ó, declaring them not guilty of all charges. The court ruled that they lacked evidence to prove that the two men were involved in money laundering.

法院無罪釋放Mizael Moreira Silva和ClélioFernandoCabraldoó，宣布他們對所有指控無罪。法院裁定，他們缺乏證據證明兩名男子參與洗錢。

Earlier this year, a Brazilian court sentenced Antônio Carlos de Sá Barreto and Fabrícia Farias Campos to 88 and 61 years in prison for setting up the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. The court also approved their extradition to Brazil to serve their sentences.

今年早些時候，巴西法院判處安特尼奧·卡洛斯·德薩·巴雷托（AntônioCarlosDeSáBarreto）和法布里西亞·法里亞斯·坎波斯（FabríciaFarias Campos）判處88年和61年的監禁，因為他們建立了加密貨幣龐氏騙局計劃。法院還批准將其引渡到巴西以服刑。

The two were among the masterminds of the scheme which defrauded about 20,000 investors. The police had launched Operation Halving to investigate the incident.

這兩個是該計劃的策劃者之一，欺騙了約20,000名投資者。警方已將行動一半發射以調查這一事件。

During the investigation, they searched Braiscompany’s offices and the founders’ homes. They were later arrested in January 2024. After the arrest, the judge ordered the extradition of the two convicts.

在調查期間，他們搜查了Braiscompany的辦公室和創始人的房屋。他們後來於2024年1月被捕。被捕後，法官下令引渡了兩名罪犯。

The case has highlighted the lack of cryptocurrency regulation in Brazil, with some legal experts calling for closer monitoring of cryptocurrency platforms in the country.

該案強調了巴西缺乏加密貨幣法規，一些法律專家呼籲密切監視該國的加密貨幣平台。