Rui Pinto, a well-known hacker who is on trial in the context of the Football Leaks process, went public to reinforce the news, given by the newspaper Expresso, that the captain of Marítimo, Edgar Costa, accuses businessman Miguel Pinho of bribery to lose a game with Benfica.
«For years Luís Filipe Vieira devised a scheme that diverted more than 15 million euros from Benfica’s youth team into the pockets of a very restricted group of agents of his trust, with emphasis on Miguel Pinho. The same one that was denounced by the player Edgar Costa», now denounced Rui Pinto on the social network Twitter.
The well-known hacker, remember, is currently accused of 90 crimes: 68 of improper access, 14 of violation of correspondence, six of illegitimate access, targeting entities such as Sporting, Doyen, the PLMJ law firm, the Portuguese Federation of Football (FPF) and the Attorney General’s Office (PGR), and also for computer sabotage to Sporting’s SAD and for extortion, in the attempted form.
For years, Luís Filipe Vieira devised a scheme that diverted more than 15 million euros from Benfica’s formation into the pockets of a very restricted group of agents of his trust, with emphasis on Miguel Pinho. The same one that was denounced by the player Edgar Costa.
— Rui Pinto (@RuiPinto_FL) January 27, 2023
