Overview
- Civil Police executed a search warrant on January 16 at the suspect’s residence in Bairro da Jurema, Vitória da Conquista.
- Officers seized a cellphone and documents that will undergo forensic review to advance the case toward potential charges.
- Police report the suspect worked at a city-center print and bill-copy service where elderly clients allegedly had their personal data captured without consent.
- According to the investigation, victims’ details were used to create shopping-app accounts linked to the suspect and to make irregular bank transfers, including via PIX, along with unauthorized credit-card purchases.
- Reported losses range from R$400 in improper purchases to roughly R$5,000 diverted in one case, and investigators say the total taken exceeds R$5,000 as interviews continue.