The State will have been injured for more than 228 million euros by Benfica, Sporting and FC Porto. The Attorney General’s Office revealed on Monday that the six investigations the Public Prosecutor’s Office is investigating into cases related to the three clubs represent an overall company value “certainly well in excess of EUR 228 million”.
The information published on the website of the Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Procedure (DCIAP) announced new information after the steps taken last Wednesday, the day when more than 60 searches were carried out in the premises of the so-called big three and also lawyers and homes of the players involved.
According to the DCIAP, each of the three clubs is the subject of two surveys, and there are two other surveys involving other clubs, but of “a much smaller dimension”.
So far, 120 defendants have been named in all investigations related to Operation Out of game, which examines “facts that occurred from 2014 to 2022” that had already led to identical steps in 2020. Investigations are investigating suspected crimes of qualified tax fraud, social security fraud and money laundering, linked to the conclusion or renewal of sports employment contracts, payment of commissions and financial circuits involving intermediaries in these companies, as well as the use of image rights.
Source: DN
