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Peru Court Orders Four 'Artemio' Properties Forfeited to the State

Prosecutors point to asset‑forfeiture law with support from international conventions as the basis for transferring the properties.

Overview

  • The Third Provincial Office for Extinction of Domain in Lima won a ruling to transfer four properties valued at S/2,853,951.67 to the State.
  • Three properties are in Ventanilla and one is in San Martín de Porres, all tied to the investigation known as the ‘Artemio’ case.
  • Investigators say José Villanueva bought the Ventanilla properties with funds he received from Florindo Flores Hala (‘Artemio’), laundering the money through real‑estate purchases.
  • The San Martín de Porres building was moved by Hermelinda Salvador to her son Jordán Poma via an advance inheritance to conceal it from judicial action, according to the case file.
  • The Fiscalía cited the Palermo and Vienna Conventions to back the action, and coordinator Raúl Peña Cabrera Freyre said the office will watch for any appeal as wider legal changes threaten similar cases.