The Court issued a sentence for a scam scheme that affected more than 400 people.
In addition to Fíat money, 3 million were stolen in USDT cryptocurrencies.
Based on the evidence presented by the Public Ministry, the Third Collegiate Court of the National District, in the Dominican Republic, condemned Jairo Joel González Durán to 8 years in prison and the payment of a fine of 300 minimum wages of the financial sector in Dominican pesos, for leading a scam that exceeded 18 million dollars, including Dominican pesos and 3 million in the stablecoin tether (USDT), affecting more of 400 people.
The Court established that González Durán and his coimputed Kelmin Santos Rodríguez They directed a structure dedicated to capturing investor funds Through alleged operations in “virtual values” and other financial businesses, which lacked authorization and supervision by regulatory authorities.
Likewise, Kelmin Santos Rodríguez was imposed a penalty of five years in suspended prison, subject to several conditions: reside in a fixed domicile, refrain from carrying weapons or consuming excess alcohol, fulfilling 60 hours of community work, completing a technical course or trade and remain under the supervision of the sentence judge.
In case of breaching these conditions, the penalty may be revokedforcing Santos Rodríguez to serve the entire sentence in prison. Both he and González Durán must comply with their sentences at the Center for Correction and Rehabilitation (CCR) Najayo Men, in San Cristóbal – proposal located in the south of the country – and assume the payment of the judicial coasts of the process.
In one Press note From the Attorney General’s Office, it was made clear that the defendants Moisés González, Leandro González and William Martínez were acquitted of all the positions for lack of sufficient evidence to demonstrate their guilt beyond any reasonable doubt.
It should be noted that, during the process, The Public Ministry had requested more severe sanctionsincluding up to 20 years in prison for González Durán, additional fines, permanent disqualification to perform in the financial market and the confiscation of luxury goods acquired with illicit funds, such as apartments and high -end vehicles, including Lamborghini, Audi, Lincoln and Chevrolet.
The sentence, whose complete reading is scheduled for November 4, is based on infractions to different articles of the Criminal Code, to the Securities Market, to the regulations on high -tech crimes and crimes and legislation on money laundering and terrorist financing.
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It is also key to pay attention to alert signals such as spelling errors in communications, requests for private information or imitations of legitimate sites and accounts, since cybercriminals resort to techniques such as phishing to deceive investors.