By Melody Gross 
He is not only the son, he is the father too. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has collected evidence that makes the historical president of Portuguese club Porto suspected of receiving money from players’ companies
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The ministry suspects that Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, 83, improperly received money in football deals involving FC Porto, which he has headed since 1982. The operation, which today commissioned 33 searching in Lisbon and Porto.
There are suspicions of unjustified and undisclosed receipt of commissions in business with FC Porto, which would include offenses of qualified fraud, qualified tax fraud and money laundering. As the newspaper “Sol” submitted this afternoon, in information already confirmed by CNN Portugal, the Public Ministry suspects that Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa embezzled 40 million euros from Sociedade Anónima Desportiva (SAD) for FC Porto in operations that include the transfer of footballers foot.
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About 270 days after reaching the age of 40 at the helm of the Blue and White club, which was distinguished by a record of football victories, Pinto da Costa joins the list of suspects with his son Alexandre, is also the goal of the relevant court proceedings.
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The Doubts about Alexander, but the ones that include Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa they are. According to judicial sources, the possibility of issuing an arrest warrant for the head of the Dragons is on the table, but Assistant Public Prosecutor Rosário Teixeira decided not to proceed with the procedure. The era of Pinto da Costa had weight in the decision.
When questioned, FC Porto did not respond to journalists’ questions, having issued a statement at the end of the afternoon guaranteeing that it would cooperate with the investigation.
Searches: Say thirty-three
The investigation includes commission payments of more than 20 million euros, related to transfers of players and broadcasting rights carriers. On Monday morning, a joint operation of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Public Security Police carried out 33 searches in Lisbon and Porto, including FC Porto SAD, a banking institution, company premises and several residences.
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The Central Department for Investigation and Criminal Procedure (DCIAP) said in a statement that the facts under investigation refer to “at least from 2017 to the present, with a strong international dimension and involving commission payments of more than 20 million euros.”
actually steps It was carried out on Monday with the aim of investigating suspected crimes of “tax fraud, fraud, abuse of trust and money laundering, related to the transfer of football players and financial circles involving intermediaries in these companies.”