SANTO DOMINGO.– The Sixth Investigative Court of the National District issued an order to open a trial against Gabriel Emilio Cáceres Araujo and Kristie Marie Cabral Romero, for their alleged involvement in a scam superior to those RD$124 million to the detriment of 192 peoplethrough a fraudulent scheme false investments.
The defendants are linked to the crimes of association of criminals, aggravated fraud, abuse of trust, violation of the Securities Market Law and money laundering.
According to the accusatory file, both formed a structure designed to capture funds from the public offering supposedly profitable and safe investments, using the company Pipschasers Capital, SRL as a front, posing as stockbrokers or representatives of investment funds.
The decision was adopted by Judge Yanibet Rivas, president of the court, after evaluating the evidentiary elements presented by the court attorney Lewina Tavárez Gil, head of the National Directorate of Investigation of Financial Crimes, together with the inspector Margaret Cabrera Morillo, who maintained that the accused managed to illicitly obtain more than RD$124,575,700.00.
The Public Ministry indicated that the contracts signed with the victims omitted clear information about the destination of fundsand that a pattern of transfers between bank accounts under the control of the defendants was identified, with the aim of making it difficult to trace the money, allegedly diverted for personal purposes.
The prosecution body maintained that the attributed facts will be heard in court and reiterated its commitment to the prosecution of the financial crimes and strengthening the justice system, in compliance with its constitutional mandate.
