SANTO DOMINGO.- Upon accepting a request from the authorities of the Dominican Republic, the Republic of Colombia granted the extradition of Samil Jose Abad de la Rosa, whowho will be prosecuted for fraud, criminal association and money laundering.
Abad de la Rosa was arrested by Colombian authorities on March 4, 2024, under an international arrest warrant.
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The body prosecuting the crime accuses him that, in the period between July 2021 and December 2022, together with other co-defendants, defrauded the victims, making them deliver the sum of two million four hundred and ninety and three thousand dollars and nine hundred thirty-three dollars (US$ 2,493,933.00) and seven million two hundred fifty thousand five hundred pesos (RD$7,250,500.00), all this without having the proper authorization of the Superintendence of the Securities Market of the Dominican Republic.
The members of the criminal organization ordered the victims to become part of the Dominican Digital Multiple Savings, Credit and Service Cooperative (DIGICOOP), INC., establishing that if they did not do so they could not continue investing in the company. company HDLS Digital Kindom Investment Group SRL
The defendant and his partners used the Digital Kingdom Group platform, in which the victims obtained a username that allowed them to verify the investments they made through cryptocurrencies, a modality that was part of the network used to defraud them through digital means.
The annual interest payable could reach up to two hundred four percent (204%), equivalent to a monthly interest of up to seventeen percent (17%).
