Overview
- Provincial police arrested Forastieri at his home in Luján after prosecutors obtained a detention order from a guarantees court.
- He remains in custody under the Comprehensive Investigations Unit of the Mercedes judicial department, which is leading the case.
- Three formal complaints say he took money for stock, bond, and real‑estate deals dating to 2017, and one complainant reports losses over $170,000.
- Investigators describe halted interest payments, checks linked to an alleged Uruguayan bank that turned out to be fake, and an offer of an apartment that was not his and was not built.
- Forastieri drew in followers with a flashy online image, amassing about 1.3 million Instagram followers and touting finance credentials and business roles that victims say boosted his credibility.