Santo Domingo.- A National District Court sent to trial the members of the dismantled network with operation Gaviota, which mobilized in a form fraudulent More than RD $ 4,239 million and US $ 11.6 million, affecting 332 victims.
The structure operated from 2020 to 2024 with a pyramidal scheme under the name Investor Winner, promising monthly yields of between 10% and 30% with alleged stock market investments that did not exist.
Among those sent to trial are Rafael Martínez Batista and his partner Eridania García Veloz de
Martínez, along with 19 other defendants.
More than 15 companies are also involved, used to capture funds without having permits from the
Superintendency of Banks or the Securities Market.
The court, hosting the request of the prosecutors, found enough evidence and issued an opening order to trial. The complete reading of the decision will be November 14, 2025.
The Public Ministry presented more than 650 tests, including 376 testimonials, 19 financial expert opinions and 254 documents.
Prosecutors found that it was a Ponzi scheme: the first “investors” charged with the money from new clients. Many victims mortgaged properties or used their savings.
To hide, some of the defendants transferred actions, abandoned their homes and even left
of the country.
The judicial file includes violations of multiple regulations, including Law 53-07 on crimes and high-tech crimes, for digital fraud; the Criminal Code, by association of malefactors and fraud; Law 183-02 of monetary and financial, for exercising financial intermediation without authorization; Law 249-17 of the stock market, for capturing funds without permits; Law 127-64 on cooperatives; and Law 155-17 against money laundering and terrorist financing.
