Overview
- Several business owners allege Javier Arce solicited cash advances to secure state budget placement for infrastructure projects that never materialized.
- Gabriela Tocas says she handed S/60,000 in cash for supposed help with three municipalities, while another entrepreneur demands the return of money allegedly paid.
- The group claims total cash delivered reached as much as S/300,000 and says they acted on behalf of eight mayors.
- Testimonies describe in-person handovers in Arce’s office and elsewhere, including S/45,000 reportedly passed inside his vehicle on the Panamericana near Puente Piedra, with an intermediary involved.
- Arce denies receiving money and says meetings were about cultural heritage, a stance challenged by his social posts promoting support for mayors and by a mayor who sought help for project financing.