The putting in freedom by Wilkin García Peguero, known as “Butter“Hope has aroused among those affected who still hope to recover the money invested in their failed pyramid scheme.
Sentenced in March 2024 to two years from prison suspended by scam, Butter It was left in freedom This Tuesday by a sentence execution judge in San Cristóbal, which has generated reactions in its Sabana Grande community of Boyá, Monte Plata province.
René Rivera, owner of a grocery store, said: “What I hope is to pay my room and now it is difficultif you are loose … because you can no longer do the same pressure To do it. “
Rivera said there invested 440 thousand pesos in the fraudulent business and only recover 20 thousand at the beginning, which motivated him to continue investing believing in the supposed profitability of the business.
- “I didn’t lose anymore because cooperative He didn’t let me get everything I had saved“He added.
When asked if he believed that Butter I would return to Sabana Grande de Boyá, Rivera said: “I don’t think it’s so peh Affected We are many. “
Another scammed, Elías Pérez, motorist in the area, narrated how he fell into the trap: “The first thing I won were 10 thousand pesos and at that time he (Butter) He hugged me and told me that I was strong. “
Feeling in confidence, Elijah invested another 20 thousand that he lost to complete. Regarding the liberation of Butterhe said with irony: “That people come to involve people again … that we will involve him better.”
He added: “I don’t think anything happens, I don’t have hope to pay me, because I already believe that he does not have money“
Jarlin Martínez, a young man, said that “the ambition“It led him to commit about 300 thousand pesos in garments, sell an engine and other belongings to invest in the scheme.
He said he does not expect his money back. “He did not call people to get into the business, we, of assholes, went to get because we saw others win,” he admitted.
Father and son scammed
Jimmy Santana says he invested 39 thousand pesos and his father Socrates 160 thousand. Although they managed to withdraw something, they ended up losing most of the money.
“Now that he is free we will see what happens,” Jimmy said, noting that they hope “Butter face and solve with all those people who They mortgaged His house and that they took loans to invest in their business. “
Socrates He said: “He shouldn’t have come with that here … he hurt him.” And about his liberation he said: “It’s okay that They will releaselet’s see what he thinks from there to there because in the end, that of the biggest problem has it now, which he is the most. “
Luis Manuel Quezada, owner of a mechanics workshop, was brief: “That money It was lost, he is not going to pay, I would like you to do it, but it is difficult. “
Wilkin in freedom
García Peguero’s lawyer, Moisés Fontanilla, explained to Free newspaper That, although García Peguero does not face direct threats in Boyá Sabana de Boyá, he has decided to establish himself temporarily in another place as a preventive measure after his recent exit from prison.
Willing to pay your debts
Fontanilla said his client is willing to respond for pending commitments. Although the sentence decreed its freedomthere are people who demonstrated in court that there was a debt to them. “Wilkin is aware of her responsibility And he intends to pay, “he said.
The lawyer also explained that many other people presented false receiptsand the court determined that no payment corresponded to them.
It will resume others business
Regarding his future, the lawyer said that Butter It has not been very specific, but it is contemplated that it resumes its activities in the sector real estateespecially the purchase and sale of land, as it did before.
- Fontanilla clarified that “it will not have any link with the company Inversiones 3.14, which is no longer operating.”
“It will not be involved in investmentsloans or activities financialat least for now, “he said.
Once stabilized, his lawyer said he will meet with the legal representatives of the people Affected To coordinate Agreements Payment. Estimates that Butter He owes more than 10 million pesos to about 60 people.
