Three charged with fraud of $13,043 against Gema Recycling company in Puerto Rico
A judge at the San Juan Court determined probable cause for arrest against three men accused of forging cheques against a FirstBank account. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 4 November.
Judge finds probable cause for arrest on cheque forgery charges against recycling firm
Judge Lisa M. Durán Ortiz of the San Juan Court determined probable cause for arrest against three defendants for their alleged participation in a bank fraud scheme that caused losses of $13,043.35 to Gema Recycling Services, Inc., according to elnuevodia.com on 24 October.
The defendants were identified as Yamil J. Santiago González, Julián L. Vázquez Fuentes and Edwin A. Llanos Rosa. The judge imposed bail of $33,000 and issued an arrest warrant specifically against Llanos Rosa.
In accordance with the Bank Robbery Investigation Division of the Auxiliary Superintendent for Criminal Investigations (SAIC), the investigation began following several complaints filed by Gema Recycling Services. The company reported the forgery of cheques drawn against its commercial account at FirstBank, acts which allegedly occurred between February and April 2024.
The authorities alleged that several of the allegedly forged cheques were deposited via mobile banking into personal Oriental Bank accounts in the names of Santiago González and Vázquez Fuentes. For his part, Llanos Rosa allegedly cashed two cheques in person at different bank branches in the metropolitan area.
The case was referred to prosecutor Josué Padilla Costoso from the Economic Crimes Division of the Department of Justice, who filed charges under Articles 202(b) on fraud, 182 on illegal appropriation and 217 on possession and transfer of false documents of the Puerto Rico Penal Code.
The preliminary hearing is scheduled for 4 November in courtroom 605 of the San Juan Court.
Source: Google News PR — Crime