The defendants will be informed of the coercive measures in place today, Monday.
SANTO DOMINGO- In just two projects, the network involved in the alleged real estate fraud case through the company Novasco Real Estate SRL, would have placed more than 800 apartments, located in La Romana and Bávaro.
This information was provided to El Inmobiliario by lawyer Carolina Núñez Paulino, representing 59 of the victims who were allegedly defrauded. According to preliminary figures from the Public Prosecutor's Office, the sum allegedly received by the accused amounts to US$18,851,583.12.
Today, Monday, February 10, at 9:00 am, the defendants Marisol Nova Nolasco and Rocío del Alba Rodríguez de Moya, arrested last Friday, February 7, through Operation Guepardo, launched by the La Romana Prosecutor's Office and the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing, which also included 11 raids and seizures of high-end vehicles and real estate, will be heard regarding the coercive measures.
The statement from the Public Prosecutor's Office establishes that Yves Alexandre Giroux and Loany Lismeiry Ortiz Nova, members of the criminal structure, remain fugitives.
Five projects involved
Carolina Núñez Paulino said that the five collective lawsuits filed with the La Romana prosecutor's office through her firm involve buyers from five different projects. "And the Romana and Bávaro projects were 80% sold, more than 800 sales just from those two projects," she explained.
He specified that within the group he represents there are affected people from the Dominican Republic, the United States and Europe.
“We have filed five collective lawsuits; the amounts defrauded total approximately $900,000,” he noted.
The last complaint filed with the La Romana prosecutor's office by lawyers Carolina Núnez Paulino, Amilka Esther Miranbeaux Quezada and Carlos Arturo Báez, was on January 20th, corresponding to nine victims: Carmen Peña Carpio, Dayanara Félix Hernández, Libenlly Rosa Montás, Floranny Altagracia Núñez Cabrera, Stephanie Orleny Batista Báez, Rafael De la Cruz, Germania Elena Rodríguez, Joel Alexis Cardona and Melba Esther Infante Brito.
The operation
The operation last Friday, the 7th, was led by the La Romana Prosecutor's Office, in collaboration with the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prosecutor's Office, the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) and the Money Laundering and Terrorism Investigation Division (DILATF) of the National Police.
According to the investigation, the criminal network created the company Novasco Real Estate, SRL, to commit the fraud. They subsequently acquired a RE/MAX franchise, gaining the trust of their victims and attracting clients whom they ultimately defrauded.
Court prosecutor Ramona Nova Cabrera, interim head of the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prosecutor's Office, and the head prosecutor of La Romana, Reina Yaniris Rodríguez Cedeño, highlighted that the investigation has dismantled a meticulously planned criminal network.
The preliminary investigation has been led by prosecutors Bienvenido Florentino and Claudio Cordero.
Victoriana Bávaro Project, one of the five projects marketed by Novasco Real Estate SRL.
