A scammer involved in cryptocurrency fraud has been placed in preventive detention after stealing 1.5 million euros. Another accomplice, who took over 500,000 euros, faces restrictions including daily check-ins and a ban on financial transactions globally.
Fraud involving cryptocurrencies leads to preventive detention for scammer who stole 1.5 million euros
Saturday, 28 February 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Preventive detention (prisão preventiva) is a court-ordered measure that keeps a suspect in custody before trial when a judge decides there is a real risk they might flee, tamper with evidence, or pose a danger to others. It is temporary and not a conviction; in the recent case five of the 37 alleged members were ordered to await the investigation in preventive detention by the Central Criminal Investigation Court. Those detained should request a lawyer and can seek consular assistance if they are foreign nationals, while family or lawyers can ask the court to review or lift the measure.
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