Bahia Police Search Influencer’s Home and Boutique in Illegal Raffle and Money-Laundering Investigation

Overview

• Two search-and-seizure warrants were executed Tuesday in Vitória da Conquista at an apartment in Alto da Boa Vista and a boutique on Avenida Lauro de Freitas.
• Officers seized four cellphones, two computers and a tablet, and a judge ordered the freezing of bank accounts, financial applications and other assets.
• Police say the influencer promoted online raffles and giveaways to more than 100,000 followers and laundered the proceeds through a clothing store.
• The operation is led by the DRFR in Vitória da Conquista, part of Bahia’s DEIC, with warrants issued by the city’s 3rd Criminal Court.
• Authorities identify the suspect by the handle “Lene Modas,” and local outlet A TARDE reported her name as Juscilene Nunes Bernas, 46, as the inquiry proceeds.