Basin
Early this Tuesday, February 22, three men and two women were arrested to be processed for the alleged crime of illegally collecting money.
The arrest took place in the Azuayo canton of Gualaceo. Due to preliminary investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office, it is known that those under investigation would have received between $30,000 and $50,000.
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In an operation involving the Judicial Police, the Special Operations Group (GOE) and Criminalistics, this gang was dismantled, which is presumed to have operated not only in Gualaceo, but also in the neighboring cantons of Sígsig and Chordeleg.
This, according to the prosecutor of Azuay Leonardo Amoroso, because in one of the raided houses several civil complaints were found against one of the women involved. In the operation this morning, three houses located in the Bulzhun, Zhiquil and downtown Gualaceo sectors were raided.
Mireya (protected name) is one of the alleged victims of María P., to whom she gave —she said— $40,000, and to date she has not been able to recover her investment.
He said that this mechanism emerged a year ago, when the woman under investigation directed an initial educational center located in the center of Gualaceo, but it began to gain strength six months ago.
At first, he received the money in the classrooms, but later he went to places on his own offering his illegal business, the alleged victims said.
He mentioned that, to convince people, he offered to invest in virtual money or cryptocurrencies, but also to be part of recharge businesses for internet platforms such as Netflix.
Another of the contexts that he took advantage of was the lack of work and obtaining high amounts in a short time, they pointed out who would be affected.
There came a point where Mireya suspected that there was something illegal and asked her to return the money, but she refused, so she had no other way but to sue civilly before the judicial unit of the canton.
He stated that the woman was very cunning and prevented those affected from uniting against her; so when she sensed that someone was going to rebel against her, she would rush in with $1,000 or $2,000 in cash, accompanied by a dissuasive speech that she would soon give him what was offered.
Due to this disunity, it is not clear how many will have been harmed, but he estimates that there are more than 50 people.
To this, the prosecutor Leonardo Amoroso limited that to obtain the funds, people sold their material goods, such as land or vehicles.
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The hearing against María P. and the rest of those arrested is expected to take place this Tuesday.
With this, the expectation of Mireya and the other allegedly affected is that they return their money and that the judges investigate the origin of their assets, since many of them —according to this woman— were transferred and registered in the Property Registry under the name of third parties, including his sentimental partner, who was also arrested in the raid. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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