2000s
Case Luiz Estevão.
Luiz Estevão de Oliveira Neto was denounced in 2000 by Federal Public Attorney
(Ministério Público Federal – MPF), together the former president of the Regional Labor
Court of São Paulo (Tribunal Regional do Trabalho de São Paulo – TRT/SP), the judge
Nicolau dos Santos Neto, and the entrepreneurs Fábio Monteiro de Barros Filho e José Correa
Teixeira Ferraz, owners of the construction company Incal, winner of the bid for the
construction of the new building of TRT-SP.
Audits of the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil (Tribunal de Contas da União –
TCU) found evidence of overbilling and misappropriation of public money in the construction
of the building. It was found that the physical construction schedule was only 64.15% of
completion, while the disbursement of public funds was 98.70% of the total contract value.
The breach of Incal’s bank secrecy showed that from 1992 to 1999, were passed, of
the current account in which were being received public funds, U$32,2 million for companies
of the Group OK, belonging to Luiz Estevão.
The crimes of embezzlement, racketeering, active bribery, use of false documents and
gang formation were characterized by bank deposits made in favor of the Judge Nicolau dos
Santos Neto, who reportedly received U$ 1 million dollars to benefit and empower the
irregular payments to the construction of the forum. The hole was of R$ 169.4 million.
The 6th Class of the Superior Court of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça – STJ)
rejected the application for Habeas Corpus and upheld the conviction of the businessman and
former Senator Luiz Estevão to 31 years in prison.
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Sources:
http://veja.abril.com.br/050700/p_040.html
http://correiodesantamaria.com.br/?p=14113
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