They will request prison sentences for Rivera Ledesma and those arrested in “Operation Nest”
SANTO DOMINGO- During the Public Ministry's investigation, evidence was seized that shows that the accused Emmanuel Rivera Ledesma used the names of well-known people to make the victims believe that he was protected by personalities whom he did not
even know.
Evidence was also gathered of the lavish lifestyle that several members of the network led with the
money obtained from the victims.
The Public Prosecutor's Office arrested
Emmanuel Rivera Ledesma and other members of a network that defrauded people of millions of pesos by offering them homes in supposed real estate projects, through multiple fraudulent maneuvers.
In the coming hours, the Public Prosecutor's Office will proceed to request coercive measures against the
members of the network who have been arrested, as detailed by the agency in a press release.
The press release states that the criminal network used the corporate vehicles Indisarq, SRL,
CRD Equipos Pesados, SRL, Grupo Wimar, SRL and Auto Xperts AFM SRL, through which they created a fraudulent real estate scheme to carry out scams, forgery, criminal association and money laundering to the detriment of the victims to whom they offered homes through seven
real estate projects.
The investigation has revealed that at least 144 victims have filed complaints or reports with the
Public Prosecutor's Office. The majority of those affected are working people who, through sacrifice, contributed significant sums of money to purchase a home they never received.
As a result of the investigation, the accused Emmanuel Rivera Ledesma initiated a series of maneuvers with the
aim of preventing the victims from filing complaints against him or withdrawing complaints already filed.
He also sought to have the victims sign new contracts and take other actions aimed at
obstructing the investigation process, which shows that the accused and other members of the network must comply with a coercive measure that prevents them from destroying evidence and being a clear threat to the people defrauded.
