Braiscompany创始人Joel Ferreira de Souza因运行1.9亿美元加密庞氏骗局而被判处128年徒刑

乔尔·费雷拉·德·苏扎（Joel Ferreira de Souza）于2025年4月18日被巴西法院判处128年徒刑。BraisCompany成立了1.9亿美元的加密货币计划

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.

巴西法院于2025年4月18日判处乔尔·费雷拉·德·苏扎（Joel Ferreira de Souza）判处128年的监禁，原因是建立了1.9亿美元的Braiscompany加密货币计划，该计划违反了约20,000名投资者。

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.

该骗局从2018年6月到2023年初进行。它始于12个月内每月1,200雷亚斯（242美元）的初始投资，并承诺每日8％的回报。它也被用来欺骗投资者。

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

检察官说，该行动涉及使用壳牌公司和不受监管的加密钱包用于洗钱资金。

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犯有未经许可的金融机构，洗钱和持续犯罪。他还确定了de Souza是金字塔计划背后的策划者。

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.

另外两名高管Gesana Rayane Silva和Victor Veronez分别判处27年和15年。他们被判犯有中介职位管理客户资金有罪。总共，这三名高管被判入狱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.

据报道，这五人被指控组织欺骗投资者的计划。该公司已设法筹集了11亿雷亚尔，即1.9亿美元。

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

运营商使用非正式的汇款并进行了高佣金的交易。他们还被命令夺取价值3600万雷亚尔的资产。

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

但是，尚不清楚受害者损失的钱将被收回多少（如果有的话）。

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

现在，投资者的律师将不得不提出个人民事诉讼，以便尝试收回一些资金。

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.

法院无罪释放Mizael Moreira Silva和ClélioFernandoCabraldoó，宣布他们对所有指控无罪。法院裁定，他们缺乏证据证明两名男子参与洗钱。

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.

今年早些时候，巴西法院判处安特尼奥·卡洛斯·德萨·巴雷托（AntônioCarlosDeSáBarreto）和法布里西亚·法里亚斯·坎波斯（FabríciaFarias Campos）判处88年和61年的监禁，因为他们建立了加密货币庞氏骗局计划。法院还批准将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.

这两个是该计划的策划者之一，欺骗了约20,000名投资者。警方已将行动一半发射以调查这一事件。

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.

在调查期间，他们搜查了Braiscompany的办公室和创始人的房屋。他们后来于2024年1月被捕。被捕后，法官下令引渡了两名罪犯。

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.

该案强调了巴西缺乏加密货币法规，一些法律专家呼吁密切监视该国的加密货币平台。