Postponed review of coercive measure in Guepardo case for millionaire scam

La Romana.- The court hearing the Guepardo case postponed the mandatory review of the coercive measure imposed on one of the main ringleaders of the criminal network accused of defrauding dozens of investors through a fraudulent real estate project.

The lawyer Máximo Miñoso, who represents several of the victims in this process, states that the lawyers seek to vary said measure, but it must be ensured that those identified in the case as defendants remain with said measure, to ensure their presence in the process. Research indicates that the organization defrauded more than 18 million dollars (US$18,851,583.12), using the name of the company Novasco to generate trust among the victims and illicitly raise funds.

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In this phase of the process, the review was set for the defendant Yves Alexandre Giroux, who is serving 18 months of pre-trial detention by order of a judge from the Permanent Attention Office. According to the Public Ministry, Giroux and others involved designed a fraudulent real estate sales scheme, with which they managed to attract dozens of people under the promise of investment projects. The hearing was postponed to a new date that will be announced in the coming days, in the meantime, the defendant will continue to comply with the current coercive measure.