Brazilian authorities have arrested Mirror Buying and selling Worldwide CEO Johann Steynberg.
Steynberg was picked up Goiania on a global arrest warrant issued by Interpol.
As reported by UOL, quoting an native police officer, Brazilian authorities had been monitoring Steynberg (proper) for a while.
After an intense work of identification and follow-up, and with the assistance of data handed on by the Federal Police, it was potential to determine and strategy the suspect, who introduced a false doc on the time of the strategy.
Following his arrest on December twenty ninth, Goiania police raided Steynberg’s native residence. “Two false paperwork, two laptops, a cellphone and 6 bank cards” have been seized.
The “false paperwork” are believed to be identification papers, suggesting Steynberg was presumably in possession of three pretend identities.
Following Mirror Buying and selling Worldwide’s collapse in late 2020, Steynberg fled South Africa.
Steynberg’s spouse, Nerina, would later verify he was in Brazil.
Though Steynberg was introduced as Mirror Buying and selling Worldwide’s CEO, the Ponzi scheme is believed to have been run by Clynton and Cheri Marks.
Thus far South African authorities have taken no motion towards the Marks.
The FSCA introduced they “would possibly” wonderful Mirror Buying and selling Worldwide final July. Since then there have been no updates from South Africa.
Pissed off buyers have needed to depend on civil liquidation proceedings to get well losses.
Complete Mirror Buying and selling Worldwide investor losses have been pegged at over half a billion {dollars}.
Clynton Marks is engaged in a authorized battle to maintain bitcoin stolen by Mirror Buying and selling Worldwide.
Pending updates out of Brazil, and the off-chance South African authorities do something, keep tuned…
Replace eighth January 2022 – Native media are reporting Steynberg, married, was arrested at his Brazilian girlfriend’s residence.