Lidiane Leite went on the run back in August 2015 when she was accused of taking the money form the town of Bom Jardim in the country’s north-west. The 27-year-old directed local officials using WhatsApp while she lived a life of luxury in Sao Luiz, the state capital of Maranhão. Doctors use WhatsApp to find kin of India train survivorsLater on, Leite ran in his place and appointed the 44-year-old as her chief adviser. Meanwhile Leite lived a lifestyle full of expensive drinks and luxury cars in Sao Luiz as she communicated with her deputies via a special “Task Force” WhatsApp group. This is when the corruption scheme started to unravelBom Jardim is a poor town of around 40,000 people in one of the country’s’ poorest states.

Source: The Express Tribune December 04, 2017 15:00 UTC