Overview
- Natán Bianco said he paid Morena Rial $2,500 to obtain Instagram verification for his account and that she blocked him without delivering the service.
- He claimed the cash was collected in person with another public figure present and that he later recovered only part of the money after contacting her lawyer and her father, Jorge Rial.
- Rial’s attorney, Alejandro Cipolla, countered that the episode occurred 7–8 years ago, maintained the funds were returned, and rejected Bianco’s characterization of a scam.
- Rial remains in custody after a judge denied her request for house arrest, and prosecutor Patricio Ferrari has formally requested preventive detention.
- A judicial document alleges she repeatedly missed required weekly court appearances and misstated her residence, drawing on her Instagram activity and location signals to document noncompliance.