Ex-Man Utd star Anderson charged with involvement in ...

Ex-Manchester United and Brazil midfielder Anderson faces multiple criminal charges related to his alleged involvement in a criminal ... DeutschEnglish–Australia–Bahrain–Cameroon–Ghana–India–Ireland–Kenya–Kuwait–Malaysia–Nigeria–Oman–Philippines–Qatar–SaudiArabia–Singapore–SouthAfrica–Tanzania–Uganda–UK–UnitedArabEmirates–USAEspañol–Argentina–Chile–Colombia–MéxicoFrançaisIndonesiaItalianoMagyarNederlandsPortuguêsTürkçeViệtNamالعربية–السعودية–مصرไทย한국어日本語简体中文繁體中文–臺灣NewsLiveScoresManchesterUnitedEx-ManUtdstarAndersonchargedwithallegedinvolvementincryptocurrencyfraudringDanielEdwards19:06BST20/08/2021Theformermidfielderisbeinginvestigatedonchargesrelatedtoasizeablerobberywhichtookplacein2020Ex-ManchesterUnitedandBrazilmidfielderAndersonfacesmultiplecriminalchargesrelatedtohisallegedinvolvementinacriminalcryptocurrencyorganisation.  Atotalofeightpeoplehavebeenchargedwithaggravatedtheft,fraudandmoneylaunderingafteraninvestigationcarriedoutbyauthoritiesinPortoAlegre,Brazil.  Thegroupstandsaccusedofillicitlyredirectingfundsandusingcryptooperationstocoverthesubsequentmoneytrail. Editors'PicksAliyuDatti:TheforgottenmanwhomadeACMilan'sgloryyearspossiblebymakingwayforKakaAnewDembele?Barcelonabenefittingas€147mwingerhitsbestformheadingintoElClasicoManCity-boundJulianAlvarezgearingupformemorablefarewellinfinalSuperclasicoDangerahead:Everton'srelegationproblemsnotbeingsolvedbyLampard WhatisAndersonaccusedof? Accordingtotheprobe,ledbytheRioGrandedoSulPublicProsecutor's(MP-RS)officeanddubbedOperationCryptoshow,thenow-retiredplayerformedpartofaringthatstoleandlaunderedmoneythroughtheuseofthevirtualcurrency.  In2020Anderson'sapartmentinPortoAlegrewasraidedbyauthoritiesandhispersonalcomputerseized.Hesubsequentlyconfirmedthatheworkedasacryptotrader,butdeniedanyinvolvementinillegalactivities.  TheoperationinquestionisinvestigatingtheApril2020theftofR$30million(£4m/$5.5m)fromamajorBrazilianindustrialfirm.Thatsum,accordingtotheProsecutor'soffice,wasdepositedin11bankaccountsacrossfourstatesinthecountryandthenlaunderedthroughthepurchaseofcryptocurrencybothlocallyandoverseas.  Anderson,meanwhile,deniesanywrongdoinginthematterandwillseektoclearhisname.  "Wehavenotbeensummoned,itishardtotalkrightnow,"theformerplayer'slawyer JulioCezarCoitinhoJuniorexplainedto Globo.  "Thereisaninvestigationunderway,Andersonhassaidheisaware.ButAndersonisgoingtoprovethathewasavictim,notanaccomplice.Thatishisposition." ThebiggerpictureWhilebestknowninEuropeforhismixedspellatOldTrafford,AndersonenjoyedanaccomplishedplayingcareerinhisnativeBrazil,pickingupthenickname'Andershow'forhisskillsontheball.  ThePortoAlegrenativestartedhiscareerwithGremiobutchosetomovetoarch-rivalsInternacionaluponhisreturntothecityin2015,winningtheGauchostatechampionshipwiththeclubthatsameyear.  AndersonwentontofinishhisplayingdaysinTurkeywith AdanaDemirspor,whilehealsowoneightcapsforBrazilandwaspartoftheSelecao'striumphant2007CopaAmericasquad. Furtherreading  SheffieldUtdconfirmAmadinterest Lukaku:IhavenothingtoproveContactUsTermsofServicePrivacyPolicyCopyright©2022Goal(English)Allrightsreserved.TheinformationcontainedinGoal(English)maynotbepublished,broadcast,rewritten,orredistributedwithoutthepriorwrittenauthorityofGoal(English)