Billionaire Drahi’s Right-Hand Man Put Under Spotlight in Corruption Probe
- Armando Pereira has been in police custody since Thursday
- His ties to Patrick Drahi and the Altice Group run deep
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Patrick Drahi’s right-hand man for more than two decades had a reputation for discretion, but is now in the spotlight as the most prominent target of a probe into the inner workings of the French billionaire’s telecommunications empire, Altice.
Armando Pereira, 71, is in police custody in Portugal after being detained last week in connection with what authorities said was a years-long criminal investigation into private corruption, tax fraud and money laundering.