The Public Prosecutor's Office maintains that Giroux should remain in custody due to the seriousness of the crimes and the risk of flight.
The Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prosecutor's Office and the La Romana Prosecutor's Office will request that the 18-month preventive detention imposed on Yves Alexandre Giroux, real estate fraud network in the Guepardo Case, be maintained.
Judge Vicky Chalas, of the Second Court of Instruction of the Judicial District of La Romana, ordered the postponement until September 2nd , in order to summon the plaintiffs.
During the hearing, the mandatory review of the measure and the request for transfer of the prison facility made by the accused will be known.
The Public Prosecutor's Office maintains that Giroux should remain in custody due to the seriousness of the crimes and the risk of flight.
On July 11, the defendants Rocío del Alba Rodríguez de Moya and Marisol Nova Nolasco filed an appeal, and the Court of Appeals of the Judicial Department of San Pedro de Macorís ratified their preventive detention for 18 months, establishing that it is a matter of utmost importance for society and that there are elements that the Public Ministry indicates warrant that it be investigated in a state of imprisonment, a press release highlights.
As for Loany Ortiz, the leader of the organization along with Yves Alexandre Giroux, it was reported that she is still detained in Bogotá, Colombia , facing the extradition process requested by the Dominican Public Prosecutor's Office and it is expected that she will be sent to the country as soon as possible, to answer for her actions.
Giroux is being held in pretrial detention at the Correction and Rehabilitation Center (CCR) in San Pedro de Macorís. He attempted to be transferred to the El Seibo public prison, but the court denied his request.
The criminal organization was dedicated to promoting real estate projects , attracting buyers from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, the United States, and Europe.
During the course of the investigations, it has been established that the members of the criminal organization received the sum of US$18,851,583, in addition to the seizure of real estate in Santo Domingo Este, the National District, La Romana and La Altagracia, where high-end vehicles, electronic devices and relevant documentation were seized.
The investigation team is composed of prosecutors Claudio Cordero, Manuel Castro and Mayerlin Rondón, from the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering Prosecutor's Office and the La Romana Prosecutor's Office.
Court prosecutor Ramona Nova and prosecutor Reina Rodríguez recalled that the Public Ministry is conducting the investigation for the violation of the provisions of articles 405, 265 and 266 of the Dominican Penal Code, 15 of Law 53-07 on High Technology Crimes and Offenses and Law 155-17, on Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism.
