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Man allegedly involved in ‘Car Wash’ scheme flees Brazil
SAO PAULO – Prosecutors say a Brazilian money changer wanted for alleged involvement in a massive corruption scheme is at large after fleeing the country on a cruise ship headed for Germany.
The federal prosecutor’s office did not say when Rene Mauricio Loeb boarded the ship, but local press reports said he left Brazil on April 8.
Loeb is being investigated for alleged black market dollar transactions that transferred close to $300 million to banks overseas.
Loeb’s lawyers told the G1 news portal he went to Germany to seek treatment for pulmonary fibrosis, a lung-scarring disease.
The sprawling “Car Wash” probe has ensnared dozens of politicians and executives in Brazil.
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