Overview
- Judge Juan Manuel Pina ruled to hold Mauricio Andrés Morales in pretrial detention after a resumed hearing on Thursday.
- The OK Eventos owner is under investigation in roughly 24 complaints over undelivered quinceañeras, proms, weddings and year-end parties.
- The lead case involves a double quinceañera reportedly paid at ARS 10,500,000 that was canceled with a false claim of a traffic accident.
- Victims describe arriving to booked venues and finding them deserted, with several prom cohorts counted among hundreds of alleged victims.
- The defense frames the disputes as civil contract breaches, with Morales saying he faked the accident after learning food had spoiled.