Prosecutor Gavier ordered the arrest of the auditors for concealing the multimillion-dollar fraud. The case has accumulated 6,000 complaints to date
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Córdoba's justice system has toughened its stance against white-collar crimes and confirmed pretrial detention for the entire executive leadership. Judge José Milton Peralta endorsed the investigation that exposed a criminal association dedicated to betraying the trust of local investors. The measure sends a forceful signal to the market about the criminal consequences of violating contracts and private property in the area.
The most striking development lies in the fact that the prosecutor's office moved forward against the technical enablers who allowed the fraudulent scheme to be sustained. Prosecutor Enrique Gavier ordered the immediate arrest of 2 external accountants accused of designing the accounting engineering for tax evasion. This is a judicial measure that seeks to dismantle the network of professional protection that shielded the construction company for 10 years.
The 63-page judicial ruling confirms imprisonment for the 7 leaders of the organization who remain in custody in the local prison. Brothers Juan Pablo and Ariel Hernán Márquez continue to be identified as the top leaders of the gang along with their partners and close relatives. The measure also extends to José Matías and Lucas Alberto Márquez, in addition to brothers-in-law Ramiro and Matías Nieva and partner Matías Ariel Acevedo.
El expediente judicial podría escalar a dimensiones históricas ya que se espera que la acusación abarque unos 6000 hechos de estafas penales.
Technical accomplices and capital flight
Accountants Gerardo Wenetz and Fabio Roberto Ferrari were identified as co-organizers of the criminal gang from the beginning of the plot. The prosecutor's office keeps that they provided the necessary advice to give an appearance of legality to the company's financial movements. FW Contable firm is alleged to have designed the strategies to conceal the funds obtained from the scams and divert them to third-party accounts.
The professionals are accused of designing tax evasion schemes. The investigation detected assets abroad, including properties in the United States and Panama acquired with the savers' money. The prosecutor states that the auditors indicated how to take part of the loot out of the country with apparent legality in order to circumvent the bankruptcy judge.
The magistrate considered the precautionary measure imperative to ensure the progress of the case and protect the interests of the thousands of victims. The defendants continued operating even after the first complaints, deleting digital evidence and setting up temporary messages. The justice system determined that there is a concrete procedural risk of flight and obstruction of the investigation if they regain their freedom right now.
Hotel Marlin en Miami, atribuido a la familia Márquez
House arrest and scale of the fraud
Lucas Márquez was recently granted house arrest due to health problems that can't be treated in the local prison. Defense attorneys managed to prove the medical condition of the company's alternate director before the judicial authorities handling the case. The defendants denied the existence of a criminal association, attributing the breaches to inflation and the country's economic situation.
The judicial case file could reach historic proportions, since the indictment is expected to cover some 6,000 instances of criminal fraud. Families reported having paid the full price of their homes without seeing significant construction progress by the developer. The case is emerging as the largest real estate fraud in Córdoba's history, affecting confidence in the private development system.
