Overview
- A control judge at Reclusorio Sur found there was enough evidence to link producer Andrés Tovar to a criminal process for alleged fraud on May 19, allowing the investigation to move beyond the initial stage.
- The accusation, filed by Imagen Televisión, alleges roughly 150 million pesos in damage and names falsity of declarations and fraud processal among the charges.
- Tovar posted a video denying guilt, saying that a linkage is not a conviction and that his original 2024 civil suit sought to recover unpaid rights and work he says he created.
- The court granted the defense extra time for an investigation complementaria and scheduled the next hearing for September so both sides can compile more evidence.
- The case has drawn intense public attention because of Tovar’s industry role and the October 2025 killing of his former lawyer David Cohen, though authorities have not reported an official link between that homicide and the criminal file.