Digital influencer Gabriel Spalon was extradited from Argentina and arrested upon landing in Guarulhos, Greater São Paulo, last Friday (21/11). Spalon was wanted in Brazil on suspicion of involvement in a massive scheme to embezzle more than R$146.5 million via Pix.
The case began at the end of September, when the influencer landed at Buenos Aires International Airport and ended up being arrested in the international zone. The Brazilian judiciary had changed his detention from temporary to preventive. Since then, Spalloni has been detained in Argentina awaiting extradition proceedings.
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The influencer has been identified as a key player in a million-dollar scheme and is now in prison after being extradited from Argentina to Brazil
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to CapitalsLawyer Eduardo Mauricio stated that Spalloni agreed to the extradition process and did not try to prevent his transfer, which, according to him, proves that his client wants to clarify everything as quickly as possible.
He declared, “Gabriel never escaped. He cooperated and wants to confront the operation. Now we await the habeas corpus trial.”
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Embezzlement of funds
- Before the extradition and arrest in Guarulhos, Gabriel Spalon’s name was already at the center of one of the largest Pix scams investigated in São Paulo.
- Spalon owns Dubai Cash and Next Trading Dubai, and has more than 800,000 followers on social media.
- He has been considered a fugitive since September 23, when the State Criminal Investigation Department launched Operation Dubai.
- The investigation concluded that the group moved the money using 10 different bank accounts. All transfers were done via Pix.
- The scheme generated R$146,593,142.28.
- According to Dick, a lot of things have been reversed, but there is still a real big loss.
After being handed over to the Brazilian authorities, the influencer was sent to the Guarulhos Temporary Detention Center (CDP), where he remains detained awaiting the next stages of the process.