João Rendeiro
João Rendeiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | João Manuel Oliveira Rendeiro 22 May 1952 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 13 May 2022 (aged 69) Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Spouse | Maria de Jesus Rendeiro |
João Manuel Oliveira Rendeiro (22 May 1952 – 13 May 2022) was a Portuguese banker. He was the founder of the Banco Privado Português.[1]
On 11 December 2021, Rendeiro was arrested in Durban, South Africa.[2][3] On 23 February 2022, he was sentenced to ten years in prison.[4]
Rendeiro died in May 2022 of suicide from hanging in his serving sentence time in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, aged 69.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "The wealth manager and art collector who escaped justice". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ Rosa, Luis; Tavares, Rita (11 December 2021). "João Rendeiro was arrested in South Africa, near Durban, a surf zone. "He was surprised. I wasn't expecting it."". Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "Fugitive Portuguese banker captured in South Africa". Reuters. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ Trigueirão, Sónia (23 February 2022). "Lisbon Court of Appeal confirms 10-year prison sentence for João Rendeiro". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ Silva, Simone (13 May 2022). "Rendeiro found dead in prison". Multipublications News (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "Rendeiro had already predicted suicide as a possibility if he lost extradition process". Cofina (in Portuguese). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.