Overview
- After a pretrial hearing, a judge ordered the 37-year-old suspect released with a 10 million peso bond, check-ins every 15 days, no contact with alleged victims, and a ban on any health-related work.
- The prosecution detailed four alleged frauds totaling 11,210,938 pesos, naming two day centers in Santo Tomé, a geriatric facility in Sauce Viejo, and a private case involving an adolescent client.
- The suspect, who authorities say posed as a licensed psychologist for years, was detained at a day center in Santo Tomé on Monday after a complaint from the provincial psychologists’ college.
- Investigators say she showed an apocryphal diploma that cited the Catholic University of Santa Fe, used a QR-coded “matriculation” that real local professionals do not use, completed only four psychology courses, and promoted services on social media.
- Police seized a Motorola phone and an ASUS laptop for forensic review, and the ongoing case aims to identify all patients and institutions affected and to verify the documents used to obtain paid work.