Colombian police officer sent to house arrest over loan fraud scheme targeting colleagues in Chocó
A judge ordered house arrest for Yeison Andrés Mosquera Moreno, a police subintendent, and Luz Miryam Marulanda Moreno, accused of operating a fraudulent lending scheme against other uniformed officers in Cértegui, Chocó.
Colombian police officer sent to house arrest over loan fraud scheme targeting colleagues in Chocó
A control of guarantees magistrate decided to confine Yeison Andrés Mosquera Moreno, a junior officer of the National Police, to his residence after identifying him as an alleged member of a usury network that defrauded other members of the security forces.
The investigation indicates that Mosquera Moreno and a woman named Luz Miryam Marulanda Moreno provided modest sums of money to uniformed officers based in Cértegui, a locality in the department of Chocó. As a condition, they demanded the signing of promissory notes without specifying the amount.
When the debtors finished repaying what they owed, the documents did not return to their hands. According to prosecutors, the creditors completed them with amounts higher than what had been agreed. The case file has accumulated thirteen complaints from police officers who acknowledged the same tactic.
Afterwards, these financial instruments were passed to a cooperative with no registered management. Using them, collection lawsuits were filed, favourable rulings were obtained, and on occasions, up to a quarter of the victims' payroll was garnished.
Both defendants are charged with the offences of fraud against resolution of authority, falsification in private deed, and unlawful enrichment of ordinary persons.
_Source: La Opinión_
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