According to the Sunday Fourth Estateit would be one of the largest financial frauds in recent years for more than S/700 million that affected more than 20,000 people. Last Saturday, November 30, the Supraprovincial Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime carried out an operation against the 52 investigated by the AELU Savings and Credit Cooperative (Aeluccop)for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, financing through fraudulent information, among others, in the gang called “The Finance Gangsters“.
According to the thesis of the Public Ministry, between the years 2009 and 2021, both officials, directors and partners of Aelucoopformed an alleged criminal organization to access fraudulent credits for their own benefit. Consequently, the savings of 20,709 affiliates, after the economic damage to the detriment of Aelucoop and its partners for US$79,633,364.40 and S/410,622,273.59amount calculated until April 19 of this year.
According to the prosecutor in the case, Irene Mercado Zavalaonly 21 of the 41 investigated were arrested, among them are: Pedro Eduardo Miyasato Arakaki and Ruger Zevalloz Katakedawho is identified as the alleged leader of the criminal organization.
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Mayor of Chulucanas would have escaped after learning of the preliminary arrest against him
In that same line of investigation, it was reported that the mayor of Chulucanas (Piura), Richard Baca Palacioswould have fled after learning of the preliminary arrest against him last Saturday, November 30, after the operations were carried out at 4 am
As part of the investigations, it is indicated that Baca Palacios would have used the funds of the AELU Savings and Credit Cooperative (Aeluccop) to finance his political campaign to become mayor.
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Victims of the Aelucoop bankruptcy speak out
In the Sunday issued by Fourth Estatethe victims of the alleged financial fraud against the AELU Savings and Credit Cooperative (Aeluccop) spoke out and regretted what happened due to the loss of their savings. In that sense, Judith Terronesone of the injured, commented that in her bank account she had “the money of her entire life.” It should be remembered that in 2021 the Superintendence of Banking and Insurance (SBS) declared the cooperative bankrupt because it did not have liquidity.
“There I had savings, from my husband and mine, there I had money that my sister sent me and my life savings,” she lamented.
For its part, Carmen Novellaanother person affected by the bankruptcy of the financial institution, indicated that: “To me, Aelucoop “He has stolen more than US$57,000 from me, the product of my savings from years of work, and it is money that was intended to finance higher education for my daughter.”
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“It is not money to go on a trip to Miami, it is not money to buy a new car, it is not money to go shopping at the mall, it is money that, like many Peruvians, we strive to give quality education to our children. This money was stolen from me by these miserable people,” he declared.
In that same line, Novella He added: “I am going to request a withdrawal in July 2021, and the person who assisted me at the Aelucoop office of the Peruvian Japanese Culture Center tells me: ‘Miss, this is going to take a few days due to liquidity problems.'”
