Maullin businessman remains at large after formalisation for tax fraud worth 160 million pesos
Érico Jaramillo Ávila, a businessman from Maullin, is being sought nationwide after evading preventive detention. He was formalised for allegedly defrauding the State through shell companies and false invoices.
Maullin businessman remains at large after formalisation for tax fraud worth 160 million pesos
A businessman from Maullin, in the Los Lagos Region, remains at large from the law after failing to appear for preventive detention that was ordered against him. The defendant, identified as Érico Jaramillo Ávila, was recently formalised for a series of tax crimes committed between 2016 and 2019.
According to information reported by BioBioChile, the man allegedly used shell companies to issue false payment vouchers, in order to declare taxes irregularly. The amount involved in this scheme exceeds 160 million Chilean pesos.
Following the formalisation hearing, held in recent days, the court ordered that Jaramillo Ávila immediately serve preventive detention in the prison facility closest to his home address. However, the defendant never presented himself, which prompted the issuance of an arrest warrant against him.
The prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Patricio Llancamán, confirmed that an instruction was issued for police forces throughout the country to proceed with his search and capture. The prosecutor explained that the precautionary measure was ordered considering the danger he represents for public safety, given the multiplicity of criminal acts established in the proceedings and his history of previous convictions for crimes of a similar nature.
Furthermore, preventive detention was intended to guarantee his appearance at subsequent court proceedings, especially for the enforcement of a potential custodial sentence. Upon confirming that the defendant was not placed at the disposal of the prison service or the court, an arrest warrant was immediately issued.
Authorities have reviewed immigration records to determine whether the businessman left the country through any open border crossing. To date, no exit from the country has been detected. His most recent entry into Chile from abroad dates to 2024, coming from Argentina.
Source: Google News CL — Crime