Five Dominicans accused by the United States of being part of a grid that stamped older adults The simplified extradition process were accepted, deciding to surrender voluntarily to the requesting authorities.
The requested in extradition are:
- Oscar Manuel Castaños García33 years old
- Edward José Puello García (44 years)
- Gerardo Heriberto Núñez Núñez (41 years)
- Joel Francisco Mathilda León or Joel Mathilda
The aforementioned said Your decision This Tuesday to the judges of the Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice.
Last Friday he did Joel José Cruz Rodríguezalias “paflow” (33 years).
The five are accused of committing Postal fraud and electronic, as well as money launderingin one Transnational fraudwhose grid It operated from a call center in the Dominican Republic and was aimed at older people in the United States.
The organization, which is made up of more than a dozen accused, was dismantled After one Joint research Among the Dominican and American authorities, in which the Federal Bureau of Research participated (FBI) of the United States.
The judges of the Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, Francisco Antonio Jerez Mena, Fran Euclides Soto Sánchez and Francisco Ortega Polanco, filed the extradition requestsince this will be done administrative way by the defendants opt for the simplified process.
The five incarted were dictated Preventive prison until they are Moved to the United Statesfour of them will be held in the Rafey prisonwhile Joel Francisco Mathilda León will wait Puerto Plata.
Massachusetts court It will process them
After the President of the Republic issues the extradition decree, the five Creoles They will face the charges In a Massachusetts court, where at least 50 of those of 400 victims.
To the older adults They were deceived with more than five million dollars.
Modus operandi
According to the investigations of both states, the Scams began With an “opener” employee who called the victim, posing as a grandson or granddaughter involved in a accident.
Then, an employee “closed” allegedly made another call, posing as the Nieto lawyerrequesting money to cover legal fees.
It is indicated to Oscar Manuel Castaños García like him leaderwho directed the centers With the help of several managers who supervised, instructed and paid employees.
A few months ago, Other Creoles were delivered to the United Statesaccused of the same crimes, whose dismantling operations have been called Discovery.
