Fraudster arrested in Santo Domingo Este for "false blessings" scam with counterfeit notes
The National Police arrested Argenis Troncoso del Rosario, alias "Kiko", accused of defrauding victims with fake prizes and blessings on public streets.
Man arrested for deceiving people with biblical texts and simulated prizes in Brisas del Este
The National Police arrested a man accused of defrauding pedestrians through the simulated distribution of prizes and blessings, accompanied by biblical texts, according to diariolibre.com.
The detainee was identified as Argenis Troncoso del Rosario, alias "Kiko" or "la 14", a resident of Villa Liberación, Santo Domingo Este. He was arrested on Charles de Gaulle Avenue, Brisas del Este sector, in compliance with judicial order number 0309-JULY-2026.
According to the police, Troncoso del Rosario is accused of having defrauded several people, among them a 17-year-old adolescent, whom he allegedly deceived "through a method that simulated the distribution of prizes or blessings" in order to deprive them of money, jewellery and other belongings.
According to the investigations, the man approached his victims on public streets together with other individuals. The method consisted of handwritten notes with biblical texts, numerical combinations and crosses, which simulated the delivery of supposed prizes or blessings.
When intercepted, the detainee attempted to identify himself with a document belonging to another person, according to the institution.
During the search, officers seized a knife and a backpack containing printed slips used to simulate cash. The police report specifies that the seized material included 2,000 slips in Dominican pesos with an apparent value of 3,678,000, and 933 slips of 100-dollar notes, equivalent to 93,300 dollars.
Also confiscated were a wallet with documents and cards in the name of a third party, a lighter, a perfume bottle, a plastic glove, an amulet and various handwritten papers with biblical texts and numbers.
The detainee and the evidence seized will be turned over to the Public Ministry for the corresponding legal proceedings.
Source: Google News DO — Santo Domingo