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Interpol Captures Generación Zoe’s Alleged Algorithm Architect in Venezuela

Her transfer to Argentine courts remains uncertain due to severed ties with Caracas.

Overview

  • Venezuelan Interpol detained Rosa María González Rincón in San Cristóbal on January 27 after cyber patrols, digital intelligence work and cross‑border coordination.
  • Authorities identify her as the “Directora Zoebroker,” a central operator credited with the algorithm and demo software that sustained Generación Zoe’s pyramid scheme, joining the group in 2021.
  • She had been a fugitive for roughly four years under an Interpol red notice requested by prosecutors in Villa María, Córdoba.
  • Judicial estimates cite more than 15,000 victims across Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Spain and Mexico, with losses between USD 100 million and USD 300 million.
  • Venezuelan officials say she is at the disposal of the Supreme Tribunal for extradition proceedings, but Argentina lacks a diplomatic channel to Caracas and officials assess travel for federal agents as high risk.