Agents of the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) arrested a subject wanted for scams using computer methods, according to judicial sources.
The detainee was registered as Ali Escalona Méndez, who was arrested in Barquisimeto (Lara) where he had committed a scam on a brother-in-law, the source detailed.
This person allegedly stole a large sum in dollars from a bank account that belongs to his brother-in-law, for which he used computer methods that involved hacking, the informant detailed.
For this reason, the man was reported by the victim which led the Fifth Control Court of Caracas to issue an arrest warrant, according to the letter signed by Judge Yuleidy Daniela Fernández. The arrest warrant is for the alleged commission of the crimes of improper access and electronic theft, as stated in file 5-CS-1685-2024.
This order was issued on April 5, according to a ballot sent from the aforementioned court to the head of the Search and Seizure Division of the Cicpc. But on October 11, that is, six months later, the subject was captured through a procedure carried out by the PNB.
It is expected that after the arrest, Escalona will be presented before a control court in Lara, Barquisimeto extension, and then send the file to Control Court 5 in Caracas where it was originally requested.
