São Paulo prosecutors charge ex-security aide and former Corinthians directors over R$ 3.4m cash withdrawals | OneFootball

São Paulo prosecutors have filed charges against four figures linked to Corinthians over alleged cash withdrawals exceeding R$ 3.4 million between March 2018 and 2023. They allege funds advanced to João Odair de Souza, known as Caveira, lacked valid documentation and want him to reimburse the club.

Those charged are Caveira, a driver and security aide to Andrés Sanchez and security consultant to Duilio Monteiro Alves, former finance manager Roberto Gavioli, and ex-finance directors Matias Antonio Romano de Ávila and Wesley Lúcio Cavalcante Melo. Ávila served from July 2018 to December 2020, Melo from February 2018 to June 2018 and January 2021 to December 2023.

Prosecutors say the suspected diversion totals about R$ 3,472,485.72, rising to R$ 7.3 million when inflation adjusted. They accuse the former directors of embezzlement and qualified omission, describing wilful blindness over controls. The office seeks moral damages equal to 75% of material losses, around R$ 2.6 million, plus asset freezes, bank and tax disclosures and a forensic audit.

Former presidents Andrés Sanchez and Duilio Monteiro Alves are not named in the complaint at this stage, though they remain under investigation due to proximity to Caveira. Separately, both are defendants over alleged misuse of the club’s corporate card and face internal proceedings in which the ethics committee recommended expelling Andrés.

"On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, it is necessary to hire many freelance security guards for the club. Many of them were police officers in their time off, and they do not issue invoices," he told ge.globo.

Source: Meu Timao