Maria das Graças Queiroz Gomes

Article based on an application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation into alleged fraud and money laundering - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - that was filed at federal court in the USA on January 18, 2005. Individuals and businesses mentioned in the request for assistance include Apolo Santana Vieira, Matteo Bologna, Marco Arce, Rodrigo Arce, a.k.a. Rodrigo Tavares and Rodrigo Tavares Arce; Eduardo Manoel Priori Ferreira da Silva, Maria das Graças Queiroz Gomes, Antônio Henrique Vieira Nunes, Carlos Rafael de Santana, Maria Silza Fereira de Lavor, Joselma Gonçalves da Silva, Eudes Queiroz Gomes, Walter da Silva Vieira, Robson Magno Conceição Fonsêca, Gil Tavares de Freitas (or Gil Tavares Freitas), Evandro Antônio do Nascimento, Alpha Pneus, Alpha Trading Comercio Importacao e Exportacao Ltda., and RAM Trading International Inc.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence for a criminal investigation in Brazil into Apolo Santana Vieira, Matteo Bologna, Marco Arce, Rodrigo Arce, Eduardo Manoel Priori Ferreira da Silva, Maria das Gracas Queiroz Gomes, Antonio Henrique Vieira Nunes, Carlos Rafael de Santana, Maria Silza Pereira de Lavor, Joselma Goncalves da Silva, Eudes Queiroz Gomes, Walter da Silva Vieira, Robson Magno Conceicao Fonseca, Gil Tavares de Freitas and Evandro Antonio do Nascimento for suspected fraud and money laundering involving Alpha Pneus and other companies.